South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

September 2022 Council Meeting

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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. Committee Reports: Full Council Session I Full Council Session II Mackerel Cobia SEDAR Snapper Grouper The hybrid public comment session (September 14, 2022, at 4 PM), will allow for in-person and remote (via webinar) […]

Sept. 2022 Public Hearing: Snapper Grouper Amendments 51 and 52

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Via webinar only. Two sessions.

Snapper Grouper Amendment 51 addresses catch levels for Snowy Grouper based on the latest stock assessment and adjusts management measures as needed. Amendment 52 adjusts catch levels for Golden Tilefish based on results of the latest stock assessment and includes changes to recreational accountability and management measures for Blueline Tilefish. The public hearings will take place […]

Aug. 2022 Public Hearing: ABC Control Rule

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Via webinar only.

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is holding a public hearing to obtain input on the Comprehensive Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Amendment, which affects the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Dolphin Wahoo, Golden Crab, and the Snapper Grouper FMP of the South Atlantic Region.  Public Hearing Materials Public Hearing Summary Public Hearing Presentation […]

Aug. 2022 Snapper Grouper Recreational Permitting and Reporting Technical Advisory Panel Meeting

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Via webinar only.

Agenda Thursday, August 18, 2022, 1:00 – 4:00 pm Agenda Approval Public Comment Advisory Panel process and charge (Attachment 1) Private Recreational Reporting Workgroup recommendations (Attachment 2) Southeast For-Hire Electronic Reporting Program (SEFHEIR) update (Attachment 3) Mid-Atlantic Recreational Tilefish Permit and Reporting Program (Attachments 4a, Attachment 4b) AP comments and recommendations (Attachment 5) Other Business […]

Aug. 2022 ABC Control Rule AP Meeting

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Read Public Comment Agenda Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 9:00 am –  12:00 pm Approval of Agenda Acceptable Biological Catch Control Rule Amendment (Attachment 1, Attachment 2)a. Staff Presentationb. AP Representative Discussion and Recommendationsc. Comments from other AP members (as time allows) Read Public Comments Staff Contact Other Business Adjourn

Seminar Series: FISHstory, Using Citizen Science to Describe Historic Catches

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Via webinar only.

FISHstory is a citizen science pilot project to analyze historical photographs from the for-hire industry before many recreational data collection systems were in place.  The talk will focus on describing the catch from the historical photographs, the technique used to estimate lengths of king mackerel in the photos, and lessons learned during the pilot project. […]

Aug. Joint South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico SSC Meeting

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Via webinar only.

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials Thursday, August 4th South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico SSCs 9:00 am –  12:00 pm Lunch 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm South Atlantic SSC 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Staff Lead, South Atlantic: Judd Curtis (judd.curtis@safmc.net)Staff Lead, Gulf of Mexico: Ryan Rindone (ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org) Read Public Comments Meeting Transcript Recent Materials

Seminar Series: “Using Mobile Apps to Practice Citizen Science in Fisheries”

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The Council will host a presentation from Angler’s Atlas, a digital platform that has been collecting fisheries data from anglers since 2018 through its mobile application MyCatch. The talk will focus on three important elements of a successful citizen science strategy: techniques that motivate anglers to report their catches, methods to evaluate the quality of […]

June 2022 Golden Crab AP Meeting

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Reefhouse 103800 Overseas Highway (MM103.8) Key Largo, FL 33037

Read Public Comment Meeting Transcript Agenda Thursday, June 30th, 2022 8:30 am –  12:00 pm Approval of Agenda Public Comment Fishery Performance Report for Golden Crab (Attachment 1).a. Overview – Christina Wiegandb. Provide input for development of a fishery performance report for golden crab. Election of new Chair and Vice-Chair Other Business Public Comment Adjourn […]

June 2022 Spiny Lobster AP Meeting

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Reefhouse 103800 Overseas Highway (MM103.8) Key Largo, FL 33037

Other than the starting and ending times of the meeting, times indicated on the agenda are approximate, and the order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the completion of agenda items. Interested parties should be aware that discussions may start earlier or later than indicated. Public comment will be solicited at the […]