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June 2026 Council Meeting

Date/Time:
June 8, 2026 - June 12, 2026
Location:
World Golf Renaissance, 500 S. Legacy Trail, St. Augustine, FL 32092
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Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials

Except for advertised public hearings and public comment sessions, the timing of agenda items may change.

The public comment session (Wednesday, June 10th, 2026, 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 HERE. Those intending to provide verbal public comment in person will be asked to sign in at the meeting.

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Written comments submitted by mail/fax received by close of business the Monday before the meeting (June 1st, 2026) will be compiled, posted to the website as part of the meeting materials, and included in the administrative record.

Monday, June 8th, 2026 

Closed Council Session I (8:30 am – 12:00 noon)

  1. Appointments  
    1. Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)  
    2. SSC Social and Economic Panel (SEP)  
    3. Advisory Panels (AP) 
    4. Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 
      • SSC members on SEDAR review panels  
      • SEDAR pool  
  2. Clarification on term limits for AP members 
  3. Select 2025 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year 

Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm

Council Session I (1:30 pm – 5:00 pm) 

  1. Reports 
    1. Attachment 1a: NOAA Office of Law Enforcement (also available in Recent Docs)
    2. Liason Reports
      1. Attachment 1bi: Mid-Atlantic Council 
      2. Attachment 1bii: Gulf Council
    3. Attachment 1c: Council Coordination Committee, May 2026 (also available in Recent Docs)
    4. Attachment 1d: Lines of Communication, North Carolina, March 2026 
    5. Attachment 1e: Shrimp Workgroup, March 2026
    6. Updates
      1. Attachment 1fi: Protected Resources
      2. Attachment 1fii: Progress on Commercial Electronic Logbook Communication Plan
      3. Attachment 1fiii: Update on SEFSC Shrimp Futures Project  

Tuesday, June 9th, 2026 

Council Session I  (8:30 am – 10:00 am) 

  • Risk/Value Matrix Update (no attachment) 
  1. Attachment 2: Marine Recreational Information Program Update 

Snapper Grouper Committee (10:15 am to 12:00 noon)

  1. Attachment 1: Joint SAFMC and MAFMC Sub-Committee on Blueline Tilefish May 2026 Meeting Report (also available in Recent Docs)
  2. Attachment 2: Vermilion Snapper Allocations Report
  3. Attachment 3: Wreckfish ITQ Review Outline

Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm

Snapper Grouper Committee (1:30 pm – 5:00 pm)

  1. Amendment 60 (Commercial Management Measures)
    1. Attachment 4a: Amendment 60 Decision Document  
    2. Attachment 4b: Amendment 60 Draft Amendment (also available in Recent Docs) 
    3. Attachment 4c: Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub-Committee April 2026
    4. Attachment 4d: Amendment 60 Analyses Presentation (also available in Recent Docs) 

Wednesday, June 10th, 2026 

Snapper Grouper Committee (8:30 am – 12:00 noon)

  1. Attachment 5: Amendment 61 (Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Unit Revision) Decision Document
  2. Regulatory Amendment 38 (Headboat Vessel Limits)
    1. Attachment 6a: Regulatory Amendment 38 Background Presentation 
    2. Attachment 6b: Regulatory Amendment 38 Decision Document 

Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm

Snapper Grouper Committee 1:30 pm – 3:45 pm 

  1. Attachment 7: Regulatory Amendment 39 (Spawning SMZs) Decision Document

Public comments 4:00 pm

Public comment will be accepted from individuals attending the meeting (in-person and remotely) regarding any of the items on the Council agenda. The Council Chair, based on the number of individuals wishing to comment, will determine the amount of time provided to each commenter. Those intending to provide verbal public comment via webinar can sign up HERE.

Approval for Public Hearings:

Thursday, June 11th, 2026  

Snapper Grouper Committee (8:30 am – 10:30 am) 

  1. Attachment 8: Amendment 44 (Yellowtail Snapper & Mutton Snapper) Decision Document
  2. Regulatory Amendment 40 (Re-Opening of Seasonal Closure for On-Demand Black Sea Bass Pots and Trip Limit Modification)
    1. Attachment 9a: Regulatory Amendment 40 Decision Document 
    2. Attachment 9b: Regulatory Amendment 36 Appendix G – On-Demand EFP Projects Summary Report 
  3. Attachment 10: Black Grouper MSE Update 

Dolphin Wahoo Committee (10:45 am – 12:00 noon)

  1. Attachment 1: Dolphin Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) Presentation 

Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm

Dolphin Wahoo Committee (1:30 pm – 3:00 pm)

  1. Attachment 2: Regulatory Amendment 3 (Minimum Size Limits and Recreational Retention Limits for Dolphin) Decision Document 

Outreach and Communications Committee (3:15 pm – 5:00 pm)

  1. Attachment 1: Advisory Panel Report 
  2. Draft Outreach and Communications Goals and Objectives 
    1. Attachment 2a: Presentation
    2. Attachment 2b: Document
  3. Attachment 3: Return ’Em Right (RER) Expansion in the South Atlantic  

Friday, June 12th, 2026 

Council Session II (8:30 am – 12:00 noon)

  1. Attachment 1: SAFMC Workplan 
  2. Attachment 2: 2026 SAFMC Meetings 

Committee Reports

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Adjourn

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