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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 […]
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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 […]
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Via webinar only.
Reef fish fisheries of the Southeast US are largely supported by the recruitment of young fish into the population. Stock assessments of multiple reef fishes in the South Atlantic region have demonstrated low recruitment for the last 10-15 years. This presentation will address current research conducted to understand the potential causes of low recruitment.
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Via webinar only.
The Council will host a presentation on electronic self-reporting programs in U.S. marine recreational fisheries by staff from The Nature Conservancy. The presentation will present information on the “appscape” used to collect information from recreational fisheries and identify successes, challenges, and lessons learned.
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Via webinar only.
The Council will host a presentation on Fish Acoustic Detection Algorithm Research (FADAR) by staff from Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. The presentation will present information on FADAR, a method to identify grouper and other fish potentially spawning or communicating. FADAR has been used to identify Nassau grouper in the South Atlantic region. […]
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Via webinar only.
The Council will host a presentation on the reproductive resilience in fish, which is the ability of a population to maintain reproductive success to produce long-term population stability. Fish managed by the Council have diverse reproductive strategies and these reproductive strategies along with environmental variables and behavioral traits should be considered when developing assessments and […]
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Via webinar only.
The Council hosts a presentation on wind energy development in the South Atlantic region. The presentation will provide information on three wind energy projects planned in the South Atlantic region and the potential impacts of the projects. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation during which members of the public will have the opportunity to […]
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Via webinar only.
The Council will host a presentation from NOAA Fisheries on a Marine Recreational Information Program Fishery Effort Survey pilot study results and next steps via webinar on November 14, 2023. Study results include:
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Via webinar only.
The Council will host an oral history from a South Atlantic Fishery Management Council member on the southeastern rock shrimp fishery. The presentation will include information on her family’s history in the fishery, the development of the rock shrimp fishery off the coast of Florida, new innovations used in the fishery, and the effect of […]
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Via webinar only.
The Council will host a presentation from the National Marine Fisheries Service on the value and benefits of on-demand fishing gear for the U.S. South Atlantic Black Sea Bass pot fishery and North Atlantic Right Whales. The presentation will discuss the history of the current area closure for pot fishing during North Atlantic Right Whales […]