South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Conserving and managing America's fisheries from three to 200 nautical miles off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
SAFMC, headquartered in Charleston, S.C., is responsible for the conservation and management of fish stocks within the federal 200-mile limit of the Atlantic off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and east Florida to Key West.
The role of the council is to develop fishery management plans needed to manage fishery resources within federal waters. The area encompassing federal waters, sometimes referred to as the Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ, extends offshore from state waters (three miles in the South Atlantic) to 200 nautical miles.
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Recreational harvest of red grouper in federal waters of the South Atlantic will close December 12, 2018.
Due to red grouper stock rebuilding concerns, the Council reduced the annual catch limit via Abbreviated Framework Amendment 1. Recreational landings have exceeded the annual catch limit and, as a result, the fishery will close for the remainder of the year.
The annual spawning closure for shallow-water groupers is January through April, so recreational red grouper harvest will reopen May 1, 2019.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/bulletin/recreational-closure-red-grouper-south-atlantic-federal-waters-de...
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WHAT/WHEN: The recreational harvest of red grouper in South Atlantic federal waters will close at 12:01 a.m., local time, December 12, 2018. Recreational harvest will open at 12:01 a.m. (local time) o...12/08/18 ·
Check out the following link for highlights from this week's 2018 December Council Meeting in Kitty Hawk, NC.
See updates for dolphin/wahoo, red grouper, yellowtail snapper, deep-water snappers, gray triggerfish, citizen science, and more!
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12/07/18 ·
The Council Meeting in Kitty Hawk, NC wraps up today. Meeting summaries and reports will be published as soon as possible. Stay tuned for updates.
12/07/18 ·
The Council Meeting in Kitty Hawk is again underway. To listen in on the discussion, register at the following link: register.gotowebinar.com/register/7961406861413005570
The Council will also host a For-Hire Electronic Reporting Training at 6 PM this evening at the Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks/Kitty Hawk. During the training, Council staff will update you on the status of the amendment, explain the proposed requirements, and provide a hands-on training for possible tools that could be available for you to use when electronically reporting your catch. Learn more here: safmc.net/satl-federal-for-hire-electronic-reporting-outreach/
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12/06/18 ·
Today (12/5) will be a busy day at the Council Meeting in Kitty Hawk, NC. The Snapper Grouper Committee continues with discussions of red grouper, recreational visioning, yellowtail snapper, recreational accountability measures, and more. All meeting info is available at the following link: safmc.net/december-2018-council-meeting-details/
The in-person Public Comment Session will begin at 4 PM at the Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks/Kitty Hawk. Please join us if you can make it.
For folks in the Morehead area, Council staff will host a For-Hire Electronic Reporting Training at 6 PM at the NCDMF Central District Office. Learn more here: safmc.net/satl-federal-for-hire-electronic-reporting-outreach/
12/05/18 ·
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