Oct. 2026 Snapper Grouper AP Meeting

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is holding a meeting of its Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel on Oct. 6th 2026, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Oct. 7th 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Oct. 8th from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Tuesday, October 6th, 2026

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

• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of April 2026 AP minutes
• Public Comment

1. Committee Chair Remarks and Council Discussion Update
   1. June 2026 and September 2026 Snapper Grouper Committee Final Reports (Attachment 1a)
   2. Snapper Grouper Chair Presentation (Attachment 1b; also available in Recent Docs)
2. Updates
   1. Update on recent regulation changes and status of amendments (Attachment 2a; also available in Recent Docs)
   2. September 2026 Council Work Plan (Attachment 2b)
   3. SEDAR Update Presentation (Attachment 2c)
3. Red Grouper Fishery Performance Report (FPR) and Stock Risk Rating
   1. Red Grouper Fishery Performance Report Questions (Attachment 3a; also available in Recent Docs)
   2. Red Grouper Stock Risk Rating Matrix (Attachment 3b; also available in Recent Docs)

Wednesday, October 7th, 2026

9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

4. Commercial Management Measures, Amendment 60
   1. Discussion Document (Attachment 4a)
   2. NOAA Fisheries Vessel Monitoring System Presentation (Attachment 4b)
5. Headboat Vessel Limits and Golden Tilefish Catch Levels, Regulatory Amendment 38 (Attachment 5)
6. Commercial Discard Monitoring (Attachment 6; also available in Recent Docs) 
7. Sunsetting of the Spawning Special Management Zones, Regulatory Amendment 39 (Attachment 7) 
8. Yellowtail and Mutton Snapper, Amendment 44 (Attachment 8) 
9. Comprehensive Commercial Sale and Revision to Framework Procedures Amendment (Attachment 9) 

Thursday, October 8th, 2026

9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

10. Citizen Science Program Update (Attachment 10; also available in Recent Docs)
11. Black Sea Bass Commercial On-Demand Pots, Regulatory Amendment 40 (Attachment 11)
12. Upcoming Meetings (Attachment 12; also available in Recent Docs)

Other Business

Public Comment

Adjourn

Recent Documents

• SGAP_A10_CitSciProgramUpdate_Oct2026.pdf
• SGAP_A12_UpcomingMeetings_202610.pdf
• SGAP_A1b_SGComChairUpdatePres_202610.pdf
• SGAP_A2a_AmendmentUpdate_202610.pdf
• SGAP_A3a_RedGrouperFPRUpdateQuestions_202610.pdf
• SGAP_A3b_RedGrouperStockRiskRatings_202610.xlsx
• SGAP_A6_CFEMMPresentation_202610.pdf

Staff Contact

• Mike Schmidtke

  Fishery Scientist

  mike.schmidtke@safmc.net