Amendments Under Development

Modify the commercial fishing year for Atlantic Spanish mackerel to facilitate transfer of commercial quota between the Northern and Southern Zones, consider changes to sale of tournament-caught Atlantic king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish mackerel, modify the CMP FMP framework procedure.

Included in the Comprehensive Coral 11 & Shrimp 12 Amendment. Establishes a Shrimp Fishery Access Area (SFAA) along the eastern boundary of the northern extension of the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC).

Included in the Joint Commercial Electronic Logbook Reporting Amendment. Modifies reporting requirements for commercial logbooks in the snapper grouper, coastal migratory pelagics (mackerel and cobia), and dolphin wahoo fisheries.

Blueline Tilefish Catch Levels.

Commercial SG1 Permit and Trip Efficiency.

Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Unit Revision.

Joint federal-state management of recreational red snapper in the South Atlantic.

Black Sea Bass Management Measures.

Vessel limits for headboats and golden tilefish catch levels.

Evaluate the sunsetting of Spawning Special Management Zones.

Re-Opening of Seasonal Nearshore Closed Areas to Black Sea Bass Pots Equipped with On-Demand Gear Retrieval Systems.