Fishery Ecosystem Plan II Research and Monitoring

SAFMC System Management Plans

• Marine Protected Areas
• Spawning Special Management Zones
• Oculina Habitat Area of Particular Concern

SAFMC Deepwater Coral HAPCs Research Recommendations

SEAMAP Five Year Plan (2017-2021) - http://www.seamap.org/documents/seamapDocs/2016-2020%20SEAMAP%20Management%20Plan.pdf and SA Fisheries - Spatial representations of fishery independent data http://ocean.floridamarine.org/SA_Fisheries/ collected by the SEAMAP South Atlantic (SA) component and by the Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment, and Prediction (MARMAP) program. The application also contains bathymetry, benthic habitats, focal species strata, EcoGIS layers and regulatory boundaries.

South Atlantic Mapping Strategy Overview

NMFS South Atlantic Regional Climate Action Plan - http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/Assets/ecosystems/climate/documents/raps/tech_memos/Draft_South
_Atlantic_Regional_Action_Plan_for_public_review%202.14.17.pdf and supporting NMFS Climate Science Strategy: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/Assets/ecosystems/climate/documents/Climate_Science_Strategy_
highlights_web-display.pdf

South Atlantic Habitat and Ecosystem Atlas - https://safmc.net/habitat-and-ecosystems/safmc-habitat-and-ecosystem-atlas/

South Atlantic Citizen Science Initiative and Blueprint –
https://safmc.net/citizen-science-initiative/
https://safmc.net/download/FINAL_CitSciBlueprint_March2016.pdf

Ocean Observing- https://safmc.net/ecosystem-management/ocean-observing-systems-fisheries-oceanography/