South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Comprehensive For-Hire Reporting Improvement Amendment

Included amendments

  • Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 14
  • CMP Amendment 37
  • Snapper Grouper Amendment 58

Amendment Summary

Purpose of Amendment: To improve for-hire reporting requirements.

Action Summary: TBD

Key Events: 

  • June 2024: Direction to initiate amendment to improve the SEFHIER program in the South Atlantic. 
  • September 2024:  
    • Appointed members to the For-Hire reporting AP. Additional appointments will occur in December 2024. 
    • Revised Purpose and Need statement to include economic data. 
    • Reviewed draft list of actions and requested additional information from SERO to be presented at the December 2024 meeting. 
  • December 2024: Appointed remaining members for the FHR AP and directed staff to convene FHR AP and Law Enforcement AP prior to the March 2025 meeting. 
  • March 2025: Reviewed APs input, expanded purpose and need to potentially include the Southeast Region Headboat Survey, approved for scoping. 

Most recent amendment document

  • Final approval
  • Implementation
  • Pre-scoping
  • Public hearing
  • Rule making
  • Scoping
  • Secretarial review

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