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Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The Council will hold a meeting of its Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel for 3 consecutive days: Monday, October 27th from 1:00pm-5:00pm, Tuesday, October 28th from 8:30am-5:00pm, and Wednesday, October 29th from 8:30am-12:00pm. Monday, October 27th 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 28th 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 29th 8:30 A.M. […]
Meeting Briefing Materials The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is hosting an online scoping of Snapper Grouper Amendment 61 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Snapper Grouper the South Atlantic region. This amendment determines the need for conservation and management of 17 snapper grouper species. Scoping is an early step in the development of […]
Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The Council will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee on October 21st from 8:30 am- 5:00 pm, 22nd from 8:30 am- 5:00 pm, and 23rd from 8:30 am- 12:00 pm. Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 […]
Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The Council will hold a meeting of its Citizen Science Operations Advisory Panel on October 16th from 9:00 am- 4:00 pm. Thursday, October 16th, 2025 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Other Business Adjourn EDF Comments on SAFMC Citizen Science Research Priorities Staff Contact
Many reef fish like hogfish, snapper, and grouper are vital to ecosystems and economies, but managers often lack key biological data. The SMILE(Size Matters: Innovative Length Estimate) Project uses trained, citizen scientist divers with laser-mounted “FishSense” cameras and AI to generate accurate, non-extractive size data to fill this gap. This seminar will share early results, […]
Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The Council will hold a meeting of its Citizen Science Projects Advisory Panel on October 6th from 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm. Tuesday, October 6th 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Other Business Adjourn EDF Comments on SAFMC Citizen Science Research Priorities Staff Contact
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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, September 17th, 2025, 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 […]
The 2010 closure of the Red Snapper fishery in the South Atlantic greatly reduced the utility of fishery dependent data in tracking population trends and monitoring population recovery. In response, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission initiated a research and monitoring program to augment SouthEast Reef Fish […]
Meeting Briefing Materials The Council will hold two public hearings, one virtual and one in-person, pertaining to Joint Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region and Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for Shrimp of the South Atlantic region. This […]
Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The Council’s Advisory Panels will convene on August 11th, 2025, from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm to provide information about their fishery and what actions would help achieve the goals outlined in the Executive Order, such as market stability, increased access to fishing opportunities, and economic profitability. Monday, August 11th, […]