South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Seminar Series: Deep Sea Coral-Related Research Exploration and Mapping

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Via webinar only.

This presentation will share highlights of research funded by NOAA’s Deep-Sea Coral Research & Technology Program between 2016-2019, and exploration and mapping conducted by NOAA Ocean Exploration in the South Atlantic region.  Highlights include a summary of discoveries from nine expeditions to collect seafloor imagery, including the largest known deep-sea coral reef province in the world, and major […]

December 2022 Council Meeting

Date/Time:
December 5, 2022 - December 9, 2022
Location:
Blockade Runner 275 Waynick Boulevard Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials Except for advertised public hearings and public comment sessions, the timing of agenda items may change. The hybrid public comment session (Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 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 […]

Nov. 2022 Snapper Grouper Recreational Permitting and Reporting Technical AP Meeting

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Via webinar only.

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting via webinar of its Snapper Grouper Recreational Permitting and Reporting Technical Advisory Panel (AP) to discuss reporting and permitting alternatives for the private recreational snapper grouper fishery.   Except for advertised public hearings and public comment sessions, the timing […]

Nov. 2022 Executive Committee Meeting

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Via webinar only.

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Executive Committee via webinar to discuss the Council budget. Except for advertised public hearings and public comment sessions, the timing of agenda items may change. Monday, November 21, 2022 10:00 am – 11:00 am Staff Contact

Seminar Series: A Citizen-science Approach to Characterize Shark Depredation in Recreational Fisheries

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Via webinar only.

This presentation will address depredation, defined as the partial or complete removal of a target species by a non-target species.  Depredation is an increasingly topical human-wildlife conflict worldwide. Effectively managing and mitigating depredation requires a comprehensive characterization of the interaction; however, our current understanding of depredation is limited. Thus, the goals of this project were to […]

Nov. 2022 Habitat AP Meeting

Date/Time:
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Location:
Town and Country Inn 2008 Savannah Highway Charleston, SC 29407

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials Except for advertised public hearings and public comment sessions, the timing of agenda items may change. Public comment will be solicited at the beginning and at the end of the meeting. Those wishing to comment should indicate such in the manner requested by the Chair, who will then recognize individuals […]

Oct. 2022 SSC Meeting

Date/Time:
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Location:
Town & Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials Except for advertised public hearings and public comment sessions, the timing of agenda items may change. Public comment will be solicited at the beginning and at the end of the meeting. Those wishing to comment should indicate such in the manner requested by the Chair, who will then recognize individuals […]

Oct. 2022 Snapper Grouper AP Meeting

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

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials Except for advertised public hearings and public comment sessions, the timing of agenda items may change. Public comment will be solicited at the beginning and at the end of the meeting. Those wishing to comment should indicate such in the manner requested by the Chair, who will then recognize individuals […]

Seminar Series: Incorporating Video into the Southeast Reef Fish Survey

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Time:
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Location:
Via webinar only.

Nate Bacheler, National Marine Fisheries Service – Southeast Fishery Science Center, will present on incorporating video into the Southeast Reef Fish Survey: methods, relative abundance, and applied research. The presentation will (1) describe why and how underwater video was included in a long-term trap survey along the southeast US Atlantic continental shelf, (2) review video-based […]

Oct. 2022 Mackerel Cobia AP Meeting

Date/Time:
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Location:
Town and Country Inn 2008 Savannah Highway Charleston, SC 29407

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials Except for advertised public hearings and public comment sessions, the timing of agenda items may change. Public comment will be solicited at the beginning and at the end of the meeting. Those wishing to comment should indicate such in the manner requested by the Chair, who will then recognize individuals […]