🐟South Atlantic Red Snapper Assessment - Public Meeting Notice
The SEDAR 90 assessment process of South Atlantic Red Snapper will consist of a Data Workshop, and a series of assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Learn More🎣South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Public Meeting Notice
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) on May 28, 2025. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Learn More🐟Public Meeting Notice
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) will hold a meeting of its Citizen Science Operations Advisory Panel (AP) via webinar.
Learn More🎣Notice on SEDAR 90 South Atlantic Red Snapper Assessment Webinar
The SEDAR 90 assessment process of South Atlantic Red Snapper will consist of a Data Workshop, and a series of assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Learn More🦞SEDAR 91 Webinar Notice for U.S. Caribbean Spiny Lobster
The SEDAR 91 assessment of the U.S. Caribbean stock of spiny lobster will consist of a data scoping webinar, a data workshop, a series of assessment webinars, and a review workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Learn More🎣2025 Recreational Season Closure for Golden Tilefish and Gag
This document contains corrections to two temporary rules published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2025, with an effective date span of March 21 through December 31, 2025, and March 24, 2025, with an effective date span of June 26 through December 31, 2025. Both of these temporary rules announced the season closure dates for the recreational harvest of golden tilefish and gag, respectively, in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. This document corrects the subject headings of those temporary rules.
Learn More🎣2025-2026 Recreational Fishing Regulations for Black Sea Bass
NMFS announces that the recreational fishing season for black sea bass in South Atlantic Federal waters will extend throughout the 2025-2026 recreational fishing year. Announcing the length of the recreational fishing season for black sea bass is one of the accountability measures (AMs) for the recreational sector. This announcement allows recreational fishers to maximize their opportunity to harvest the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) for black sea bass while NMFS manages harvest to protect the black sea bass resource.
Learn More🎣Snowy Grouper Closure for 2025 Recreational Fishing Season
NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for the recreational harvest of snowy grouper in South Atlantic Federal waters. NMFS reduces the length of the 2025 recreational fishing season to prevent landings from exceeding the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) as they did in 2024. Accordingly, NMFS announces the adjusted closure date in 2025 for the recreational harvest of snowy grouper in South Atlantic Federal waters to protect the snowy grouper resource.
Learn More🐟Notice of South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Public Meetings
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of the Socio-Economic Panel (SEP) on April 14 and 15, 2025. The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet on April 15-17, 2025.
Learn More🎣2025 Golden Tilefish Recreational Season Closure Announcement
NMFS announces the 2025 recreational fishing season for golden tilefish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. Announcing the length of the recreational fishing season is the accountability measure (AM) for the recreational sector. NMFS estimates that recreational landings of golden tilefish will soon reach the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) for the 2025 fishing year. Accordingly, NMFS announces the closure date for the recreational harvest of golden tilefish in the South Atlantic EEZ to protect the golden tilefish resource.
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