South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

December 2025 Council Meeting

Date/Time:
December 8, 2025 - December 12, 2025
Location:
Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks/Kitty Hawk: 5353 N. Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC

Meeting information, including agendas, webinar registration, and briefing book materials are posted as they become available.

September 2025 Council Meeting

Date/Time:
September 15, 2025 - September 19, 2025
Location:
North Charleston Marriott: 4770 Goer Drive, North Charleston, SC

Meeting information, including agendas, webinar registration, and briefing book materials are posted as they become available.

June 2025 Council Meeting

Date/Time:
June 9, 2025 - June 13, 2025
Location:
Radisson Resort at the Port: 8701 Astronaut Blvd., Cape Canaveral, FL

Meeting information, including agendas, webinar registration, and briefing book materials are posted as they become available.

March 2025 Council Meeting

Date/Time:
March 3, 2025 - March 7, 2025
Location:
Villas by the Sea: 1175 Beechview Drive N., Jekyll Island, GA

Meeting information, including agendas, webinar registration, and briefing book materials are posted as they become available.

Feb. 2025 Best Fishing Practices Outreach Evaluation Workshop

Date/Time:
February 20, 2025 - February 21, 2025
Location:
Hampton Inn & Suites Charleston, Airport, 3020 W Montague Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29418

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will host a Best Fishing Practices Outreach Evaluation Workshop (Workshop) on February 20 (9am-5pm) and 21, 2025 (9am 12:30pm). Meeting information, including agendas, webinar registration, and briefing book materials are posted as they become available. Staff Contact

Feb. 2025 Law Enforcement AP Meeting

Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Via webinar only.

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The Council convenes its Law Enforcement Advisory Panel via webinar on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Agenda Approval Public Comment Other Business Adjourn Staff Contact

Jan. 2025 For-Hire Reporting AP Meeting

Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Via webinar only.

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The Council will hold a meeting via webinar of its For-Hire Reporting Advisory Panel on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2025 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Agenda Approval Public Comment Other Business Adjourn Staff Contact

Feb. 2025 Public Scoping: Snapper Grouper Amendment 56

Date/Time:
January 22, 2025 - February 6, 2025

Meeting Briefing Materials The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) is hosting an online scoping of Amendment 56 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Snapper Grouper Resources in the South Atlantic Region. This amendment Responds to the most recent stock assessment (SEDAR 76) for black sea bass.  Clarifying questions about the posted materials can […]

Seminar Series: Stock Identification for Better Fishery Science and Management

Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Via webinar only.

Identifying self-sustaining populations within each fished species is essential for accurate assessment of ‘unit stocks’ and defining spatial management units. Advances in several technologies like genomics, electronic tagging, vessel monitoring, and statistical modeling have revived stock identification. Many stock assessment and management systems (e.g., SouthEast Data, Assessment, and Review, SEDAR) are routinely re-evaluating stock definitions. […]

December 2024 Council Meeting

Date/Time:
December 2, 2024 - December 6, 2024
Location:
Lumina on Wrightsville Beach a Holiday Inn Resort 1706 N. Lumina Avenue Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials Committee Reports Except for advertised public hearings and public comment sessions, the timing of agenda items may change. The public comment session (Wednesday, December 4th, 2024, 4 p.m.), will allow for in-person and remote (via webinar) verbal public comment. Individuals intending to provide comments remotely are asked to sign up […]