South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
The South Atlantic Bite is a biweekly newsletter with timely updates on offshore fisheries from North Carolina to the Florida Keys. It brings together management actions, science news, regulations, and key dates in one place—your one-stop shop for staying informed on South Atlantic offshore fisheries.
The South Atlantic Bite is a biweekly newsletter with timely updates on offshore fisheries from North Carolina to the Florida Keys. It brings together management actions, science news, regulations, and key dates in one place—your one-stop shop for staying informed on South Atlantic offshore fisheries.
Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will convene their quarterly meeting December 8-12, 2025 on the Outer Banks of NC.
The Council’s Science Seminar Series continues in November with presentations highlighting the collaboration between the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, The Nature Conservancy, research scientists, and fishermen to investigate whether priority species continue to spawn in three natural-bottom Spawning Special Management Zones (SMZs) established by the Council in 2017.
The Council’s Science Seminar Series continues this month with a focus on how citizen science is playing a role in fisheries data collection.
Briefing book materials, including committee agendas and overviews, presentations, and an online public comment form are now available from the Council’s website for the September 15-19, 2025 meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
The next meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will be held September 15-19, 2025 in North Charleston, SC.
The deadline for providing written public comment to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council on measures proposed for a Rock Shrimp Fishery Access Area has been extended until Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 5 p.m.
The Council will hold two public hearings in August, one virtually and the other in person to gather public input on measures proposed to allow the rock shrimp industry access to historic fishing grounds along the eastern edge of the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC).
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced the appointment of 20 new and returning members to the eight regional fishery management councils.
