The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a series of public hearing/scoping meetings and webinars between August 1 and August 17 to collect public input on proposed management measures for several species managed by the Council. See below for an overview.
For details on meeting locations, webinar registration, amendment documents/presentations, and instructions on how to submit written comments, visit the Council’s website –
Dolphin and Yellowtail Snapper Allocation Measures
The amendment is being presented during
a scoping meeting via webinar on August 4, 2016 at 6pm. Potential actions include ways to shift allocation – either temporarily or permanently – from one sector to another for dolphin and yellowtail snapper; and separating the commercial dolphin sector Annual Catch Limit (ACL) into two gear-based sectors – a hook and line sector and a longline sector.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEM:
Snapper Grouper Amendment 41
Mutton Snapper Measures
The amendment is being presented during a public hearing webinar on August 2 and public hearing meetings August 15-17 starting at 6:00 PM . Actions in the amendment include modifying the Annual Catch Limit (ACL); reducing the current recreational bag limit; establishing commercial trip limits; and increasing the current minimum size limit.
Dates/locations for meetings:
All meetings/webinar begin at 6:00 PM
August 2
Webinar
August 15
Dania Beach, FL
August 16
Duck Key, FL
August 17
Key West, FL
PUBLIC HEARING ITEM:
Coastal Migratory Pelagics Framework Amendment 4
Atlantic Cobia (GA to NY) Measures
The amendment is being presented during a public hearing webinar on August 1 and public hearing meetings August 3-11 starting at 6:00 PM. Actions in the amendment include reducing the bag limit; establishing a recreational vessel limit; modifying the recreational fishing year; increasing the recreational minimum size limit; modifying the current accountability measure; and changes to the commercial harvest limit.
Dates/locations for meetings:
All meetings/webinar begin at 6:00 PM
August 1
Webinar
August 3
N. Charleston, SC
August 8
Midway, GA
August 9
Virginia Beach, VA
August 9
Bluffton, SC
August 10
Morehead City, NC
August 11
Kitty Hawk, NC
August 11
Murrells Inlet, SC
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