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Reminder!
Upcoming Advisory Panel Meetings and Public Scoping/Hearings
Tune in via webinar and provide your comments
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold several advisory panel and public hearing/scoping meetings in the coming weeks on topics affecting federal fisheries management off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and the east coast of Florida. Fishermen and others interested in offshore fisheries are encouraged to attend the meetings and provide their viewpoints and comments.
All meetings are open to the public and available via webinar. Meeting materials, including agendas/overviews, public comment forms, briefing book materials, and presentations, are available from the Council's website at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/ as noted below. The Council encourages the public to use public comment forms available from the website. Use of the public comment forms allows Council members access to comments as they are provided, as well as access to members of the public.
ADVISORY PANEL MEETINGS
Mackerel Cobia AP Meeting (via webinar)
Thursday, April 18 - 9:00 AM until 12 Noon
Briefing book materials and public comment form now available
Snapper Grouper AP Meeting
April 24-26
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Charleston, SC
Webinar Registration:
Briefing book materials and public comment form now available
Habitat and Ecosystem-Based Management AP Meeting
May 21-22
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Charleston, SC
Law Enforcement AP Meeting
May 23-24
Town & Country Inn, Charleston, SC
PUBLIC HEARING AND SCOPING
Public Hearings (Webinar): Best Fishing Practices and Use of Powerhead Gear
(Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 29)
The draft amendment addresses use of best fishing practices to improve survival of released snapper grouper species, including the use of descending devices and/or venting tools to release fish experiencing barotrauma (injury due to expansion of gas when reeled up from depth) and modifications to current non-stainless steel circle hook requirements. The amendment also includes measures to modify powerhead regulations.
Public Scoping (Webinar): Bullet and Frigate Mackerels
(Option to add species to the Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Management Plan)
The Council is considering adding bullet mackerel and frigate mackerel to the Dolphin Wahoo FMP as ecosystem component species, acknowledging the role the two currently unmanaged species play as important prey for both dolphin and wahoo.
Learn more about upcoming public hearing and scoping meetings at:
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