Notice2025-08871
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
May 19, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of the following: Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub- Committee; Mackerel Cobia Committee; Snapper Grouper Committee; and Joint Habitat & Ecosystem and Shrimp Committee. The meeting week will also include a formal public comment session and meetings of the Full Council.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 95 (Monday, May 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21286-21287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08871]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE918]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the following: Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub-
Committee; Mackerel Cobia Committee; Snapper Grouper Committee; and
Joint Habitat & Ecosystem and Shrimp Committee. The meeting week will
also include a formal public comment session and meetings of the Full
Council.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June
9, 2025, until 12 p.m. on Friday, June 13, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Resort at the Port,
8701 Astronaut Blvd., Cape Canaveral, FL 32920; phone (321) 406-5615.
The meeting will also be available via webinar. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; phone (843) 302-
8440 or (843) 571-4366; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3c8cace8dcad5c6d1d0cccde3d0c2c5cec08dcdc6d7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="204b494d0e49564552534f4e605341464d430e4e4554">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting information, including agendas,
overviews, and briefing book materials will be posted on the Council's
website at: <a href="https://safmc.net/council-meetings/">https://safmc.net/council-meetings/</a>. Webinar registration
links for the meeting will also be available from the Council's
website.
Public comment: Public comment on agenda items may be submitted
through the Council's online comment form available from the Council's
website at: <a href="https://safmc.net/events/june-2025-council-meeting/">https://safmc.net/events/june-2025-council-meeting/</a>.
Written comments will be accepted from May 23, 2025, until June 13,
2025. These comments are accessible to the public, part of the
Administrative Record of the meeting, and immediately available for
Council consideration. A formal public comment session will also be
held during the Council meeting.
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Items of Discussion for Individual Meeting Agendas
Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub-Committee, Monday, June 9, 2025, 8:30
a.m. Until 10 a.m.
The Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub-Committee will review
deliverables from its March 2025 meeting and the history of income
requirements in South Atlantic fisheries, continue to discuss issues to
be addressed in the commercial snapper grouper fishery, and consider
items for public scoping.
Council Session I, Monday, June 9, 2025, 10:15 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
(Closed Session)
The Council will meet in closed session to receive a litigation
brief if needed, review applicants for advertised advisory panel seats
and provide recommendations, and propose policy modifications to the
Council's Advisory Panel Policy as needed. The Council will also
consider appointments to the Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC), the Social and Economic Subpanel, discuss Council Committee
membership, and nominees for the 2024 Law Enforcement Officer of the
Year Award.
Council Session I, Monday, June 9, 2025, 1:30 p.m. Until 5 p.m. and
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Council will receive a litigation brief and reports from law
enforcement, Council liaisons, staff, NMFS Southeast Regional Office
and Southeast Science Center, and the Council's Dolphin Wahoo Advisory
Panel. The Council will also receive an update on Resilient Fisheries
Projects, a review of Executive Orders, and review the Council's
Research and Monitoring Plan.
The Council will review the Comprehensive For-Hire Reporting
Improvement Amendment currently under development, including input
received during public scoping and from its advisory panels. Council
members will also discuss Terms of Reference for the 2026 stock
assessment for gag grouper and receive a South Atlantic Headboat
Report.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m. Until 3
p.m.
The Committee will receive a report from the Mackerel Cobia
Advisory Panel, consider possible management topics for discussion, and
receive a presentation on the Gulf Council's engagement efforts with
mackerel stakeholders.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 3:15 p.m. Until 5
p.m.; Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 8:30 a.m. Until 3:45 p.m.; and
Thursday, June 12, 2025, 8:30 a.m. Until 3 p.m.
The Committee will receive an Exempted Fishing Permit briefing, an
update from NMFS on the status of amendments under review, and an
update on Secretarial Amendment 59 to the Snapper Grouper FMP
addressing red snapper management and the 2025 South Atlantic
recreational red snapper season.
The Committee will receive presentations on Maximum Sustainable
Yield Proxies. The Committee will discuss Stock Risk Ratings, receive
an assessment presentation, and review recommendations from the SSC and
Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) relative to Amendment 56 to the
Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) addressing management
measures for black sea bass.
The Committee will discuss development of management measures for
golden tilefish through an abbreviated framework amendment and possible
revisions to the Snapper Grouper Management Complex management unit.
The Committee will also receive assessment presentations and input from
its SSC and Snapper Grouper AP to set catch levels for yellowtail
snapper and mutton snapper through Amendment 44 to the Snapper Grouper
FMP. The Committee will receive a presentation from NMFS and review
Snapper Grouper AP recommendations relative to Snapper Grouper
Amendment 46 addressing Recreational Permit and Education Requirements
and consider approval of the amendment for public hearings. Management
measures for Atlantic blueline tilefish are being considered and the
Committee will receive an assessment presentation, SSC and advisory
panel recommendations, and a Fishery Overview for the stock. The
Committee will also hear from the Snapper Grouper AP on items not
covered during the Committee meeting, and an update on the Snapper
Grouper Management Strategy Evaluation.
Public Comment Session--Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 4 p.m.
Public comment will be accepted from individuals attending the
meeting in person and via webinar on all items on the Council meeting
agenda. The Council Chair will determine the amount of time provided to
each commenter based on the number of individuals wishing to comment.
Joint Habitat & Ecosystem and Shrimp Committees, Thursday, June 12,
2025, 3:15 p.m. Until 5 p.m.
The Committees will review the Comprehensive Shrimp Fishery Access
Area Amendment (Coral Amendment 11 and Shrimp Amendment 12) addressing
a proposed shrimp access area and will consider approving the amendment
for public hearings.
Council Session II, Friday, June 13, 2025, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Council will receive Committee reports, review the Council
Workplan and upcoming meetings, and discuss any other business as
needed.
Disclaimers
Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council
office (see ADDRESSES section).
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the
council office (see ADDRESSES section) 5 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 14, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-08871 Filed 5-16-25; 8:45 am]
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