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Taking a Bite: Shark Depredation and Fisheries Management
This feature article dives into the ins and outs of shark depredation in the South Atlantic.
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Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold their next meeting on December 4-8, 2023 at the Beaufort Hotel in Beaufort, NC. During the week-long meeting, the Council will convene meetings of the following committees: Mackerel Cobia, Dolphin Wahoo, Snapper Grouper, Citizen Science, Habitat and Ecosystem, and SEDAR (Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review). There will also be meetings of the Full Council.
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Meetings of the Council’s advisory panels continue next week with the Dolphin Wahoo Advisory Panel (AP) meeting Monday, November 6th beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a meeting of the Mackerel Cobia AP beginning Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. and running through Wednesday. The meetings will be held at the Town and Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407.
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Seeks Scientific Advisors
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) is soliciting scientists interested in serving on its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) the Socio-Economic Panel. Membership is open to any qualified scientist, regardless of affiliation or geographic location. The Council will review applications at its December 2023 meeting. Applications received by Monday, November 27, 2023 will be submitted to the Council for consideration.
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Newsworthy Notes – October 19, 2023 Stakeholders Needed for 2024 Dolphin Management Strategy Evaluation Scientists consider more adaptive approaches to Dolphinfish management Fishermen and others knowledgeable and interested in Dolphin management along the Atlantic coast are being solicited to participate in a small stakeholder working group beginning in early 2024. This group of volunteers will continue work on the […]
Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting Scheduled for October 24-26, 2023
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) October 24-26, 2023 in Charleston, SC. The meeting is open to the public and available via webinar as it occurs. Registration is required.
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Interested in federal fisheries management and want to become more involved? The Council is soliciting applicants for open seats on its advisory panels as well as persons interested in becoming an advisor for the Citizen Science Program.
Council Seeks Applicants for Federal Fishery Advisory Panels and Citizen Science Program
Interested in federal fisheries management and want to become more involved? Apply now for open seats on the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s advisory panels or to participate as an advisor for the Council’s Citizen Science Program.
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The Council’s Seminar Series continues in October as Council member Laurilee Thompson provides an oral history of the rock shrimp fishery, including her unique perspective as the daughter of Rodney Thompson, the man who pioneered the fishery off the coast of Cape Canaveral in the 1960s into the fishery it is today.
Council Approves Amendment to Implement Electronic Logbook Reporting for Federally Permitted Commercial Vessels
Federally permitted commercial fishermen are required to report information about their individual fishing trips and have been doing so through the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fishery Science Center’s Coastal Fisheries Logbook Program since the program began in 1990.
