South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Nov. 2026 Mackerel Cobia AP Meeting

Date/Time:
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Location:
Town & Country Inn and Suites 2008 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29407

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials

The Council will hold a meeting of its Mackerel Cobia Advisory Panel on Monday, November 2nd, from 1:30 pm to 5 pm and Tuesday, November 3rd, from 9 am to 5 pm.

Monday, November 2nd, 2026

1:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.

  1. Update on Active Council Amendments (Attachment 1)
  2. Council Citizen Science Program Update (Attachment 2)
  3. SEAMAP Coastal Trawl Survey (Attachment 3)
  4. Atlantic King Mackerel Fishery Performance Report (Attachment 4)

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026

9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

  1. Atlantic Spanish Mackerel Fishery Performance Report (Attachment 5)
  2. Overview of the in-season catch estimate process (Attachment 6; will be available in Recent Docs)
  3. CMP Amendment 38 (Atlantic Spanish mackerel fishing year and tournament sales) and Update on Mackerel Port Meetings (Attachment 7)
  4. Update on SEDAR Assessments for Atlantic king and Spanish mackerel (Attachment 8)

Other Business

Public Comment

Adjourn


Advisory Panel Members

Thomas Newman, Chair

Kevin Aman, Vice Chair

Tony Benevento

Stanford Carter

Stephen English

Lynn Gokey

Chuck Griffin

Alana Harrison

William Jones

Melissa Leone

Charlie Locke

John Mallette

Michael Oppegaard

Jot Owens

William Palmer

Steven Saunders

Robbie Waddick

Bill Weeks

Nathan Everett, Mid-Atlantic Representative

Cory Gwinn, Mid-Atlantic Representative


Staff Contact