South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Oct. 2024 Snapper Grouper AP Meeting

Date/Time:
October 15, 2024 - October 17, 2024
Location:
Town & Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its Snapper Grouper AP in Charleston, SC on October 15th from 1:00pm-5:00pm, October 16th from 8:30am-5:00pm, and October 17th from 8:30am-12:00pm. Tuesday, October 15th, 2024 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 8:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Thursday, October 17th, […]

Oct. 2024 Outreach and Communications AP Meeting

Date/Time:
October 9, 2024 - October 10, 2024
Location:
Embassy Suites Charleston Airport 5055 International Blvd. N. Charleston, SC 29418

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold meetings of its Outreach and Communications AP in Charleston, SC on October 9th from 9:00am-5:00pm and October 10th from 9:00am-12:00pm. Wednesday, October 9th 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm 12:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Thursday, October 10th 9:00 A.M. […]

Seminar Series: Challenges and Opportunities to Enhance Adaptive Capacity of Fisheries Management

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Via webinar only.

There is a growing academic literature focused on enhancing the adaptive capacity of fisheries to environmental change. However, this literature has remained fairly abstract and high-level and has provided limited concrete guidance to on-the-ground fisheries managers and scientists. Our team has explored management implications of academic theories through interviews and surveys with U.S. regional council […]

Oct. 2024 Social and Economic Panel Meeting

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Time:
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Via webinar only.

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold meetings of its Socio-Economic Panel from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on October 7th. Monday, October 7th, 2024 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Staff Contact

Sept. 2024 Executive Committee Meeting

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Time:
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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 and work plan. The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Monday, September 30, 2024. Monday, Sept. 30th, 2024 10:00 am – 11:00 am […]

September 2024 Council Meeting

Date/Time:
September 16, 2024 - September 20, 2024
Location:
Town & Country Inn and Suites 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 The public comment session (Wednesday, September 18th, 2024, 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 […]

August 2024 SSC Meeting

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Time:
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Via webinar only.

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold meetings of its Scientific and Statistical Committee on Thursday, August 15 from 8:30am-5pm.  Tuesday, August 15th, 2024 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Staff Contact

August 2024 Public Hearings: Snapper Grouper Amendment 55

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Via webinar only.

Meeting Briefing Materials The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold two virtual public hearings pertaining to Amendment 55 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Snapper Grouper Resources in the South Atlantic Region. This amendment reorganizes the Other South Atlantic Shallow Water Grouper Complex and establishes a Scamp and Yellowmouth Complex, addresses a […]

Seminar Series: Trends in Dolphin Abundance Along the Atlantic Coast, 1986 to 2022

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Via webinar only.

Fishermen and members of the Dolphin Wahoo Advisory Panel have described regional differences in dolphin catches at meetings and public hearings and some raised concerns about the decreasing abundance of dolphin, particularly in the waters off the Florida Keys. The Council will host a presentation to discuss recent research findings on regional trends in dolphin […]

August 2024 Public Hearings: Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 36

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Via webinar only.

Meeting Briefing Materials The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold two virtual public hearings pertaining to Regulatory Amendment 36 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Snapper Grouper Resources in the South Atlantic Region. This amendment considers revisions to the recreational vessel limits for gag and black grouper and stowage requirements for black […]