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SAFMC Release – Citizen Science Project Expands to Include Red Snapper
SAFMC Release, a project of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Citizen Science Program that offers fishermen the opportunity to provide data on shallow water grouper species being released, has now expanded to include Red Snapper.
Council Approves Measures for King and Spanish Mackerel, End Overfishing for Red Porgy
Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council wrapped up a busy meeting week in Jekyll Island, Georgia addressing federal fishery management issues and approving two amendments for review by the Secretary of Commerce. Amendment 34 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region would increase annual […]
Council Exploring Options to Reduce Release Mortality and a Holistic Approach to Management of Snapper Grouper Species
December 15, 2021 – Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council are beginning to explore ways to reduce the number of fish that are released in the Snapper Grouper Management Complex and improve survival rates for those fish that are released. The multi-species complex includes 55 species of snappers, groupers, porgies, grunts, and amberjacks. […]
Council Approves Expansion of Shrimp Fishery Access Area Adjacent to Deepwater Coral
It has been seven years since expansion of the northern end of the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) was approved by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Designed to provide additional protection for the rare, slow growing, deepwater Oculina coral found off the central east coast of Florida, the expansion also included […]
Council Chooses Preferred Management Measures for Dolphin and Wahoo Fisheries
Proposed measures would reduce recreational vessel limits for Dolphin and bag limits for Wahoo.
