Notice2025-16378
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
August 27, 2025
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Abstract
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of the following: Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub- Committee, Snapper Grouper Committee, Shrimp Committee, Joint Habitat and Ecosystem Committee and Shrimp Committee, and the Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 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 164 (Wednesday, August 27, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41814-41815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16378]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF122]
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, Snapper Grouper Committee, Shrimp Committee, Joint Habitat
and Ecosystem Committee and Shrimp Committee, and the Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 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,
September 15, 2025, until 12 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the North
Charleston Marriott, 4770 Goer Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406; phone
(843) 747-1900. The meeting will also be available via webinar. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, SAFMC; phone 843/302-8440 or toll free 866/SAFMC-10; FAX 843/
769-4520; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9a2a0a4e7a0bfacbbbaa6a789baa8afa4aae7a7acbd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d36343073342b382f2e32331d2e3c3b303e73333829">[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/september-2025-council-meeting/">https://safmc.net/events/september-2025-council-meeting/</a>.
Written comments will be accepted from August 29, 2025, until September
19, 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.
The Items of Discussion in the Individual Meeting Agendas Are as
Follows
Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub-Committee, Monday, September 15, 2025,
8:30 a.m. Until 10:30 a.m.
The Sub-Committee will review scoping comments on draft Amendment
60 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) addressing
revisions to policies and requirements for the snapper grouper
commercial (SG1) permit and measures to increase trip efficiency.
Recommendations will be made to the Full Council.
Council Session I, Monday, September 15, 2025, 10:45 a.m. Until 5:30
p.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
Newly appointed Council members will be sworn in and the 2024 Law
Enforcement Officer of the Year Award will be presented. The Council
will receive reports from state agencies, the NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, and NMFS Southeast Science Center. Note that reports from
Council liaisons and staff and the Council's Best Fishing Practices
Initiative will be included in the meeting briefing book materials. The
Council will review public comments and comments from its advisory
panels relative to Executive Order 14276 Restoring American Seafood
Competitiveness and review a draft response. The Council will review
its research and monitoring priorities and is scheduled to approve the
revised 2025-2029 Research and Monitoring Plan.
Council members will receive an update on the South Atlantic
Fishery Independent Surveys, the Dolphinfish Management Strategy
Evaluation (MSE), and hold an informational session on State Management
relative to federal marine resources.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1:30 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m., and
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 8:30 a.m. Until 10:30 a.m.
The Snapper Grouper Committee will receive updates on rulemaking
and Exempted Fishing Permit applications, receive a report from the
Commercial Sub-Committee meeting, and discuss yellowtail snapper and
mutton snapper Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) levels and
jurisdictional allocations being addressed through Amendment 44 to the
Snapper Grouper FMP for the South Atlantic, and Gulf Reef Fish
Amendment 55.
The Committee will receive updates on the following: golden
tilefish landings discrepancies; vessel limits for headboats; aggregate
bag limits for the recreational sector; and blueline tilefish
jurisdictional allocations. The Committee will receive an update and
discuss next steps for the Snapper Grouper Management Strategy
Evaluation. The Committee will also provide input on topics to include
for the Fall 2025 meeting of the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel.
Committee members will discuss an Innovative Management Approach
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the Snapper Grouper Fishery, including goalposts, basic principles, and
actions. The Committee will review public scoping comments on
management measures for black sea bass proposed through Snapper Grouper
Regulatory Amendment 37 and is scheduled to approve the amendment for
public hearings. In addition, the Council will receive an overview of
Snapper Grouper Amendment 61 with options to revise the snapper grouper
management unit and is scheduled to approve the amendment for scoping.
Wednesday, September 17, 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.
Shrimp Committee, Thursday, September 18, 2025, 10:45 a.m. Until 12
p.m.
The Committee will receive an update from NMFS Southeast Regional
Office on the Shrimp Biological Opinion and a presentation on
Smalltooth Sawfish Population Viability Analysis.
Joint Habitat & Ecosystem and Shrimp Committee, Thursday, September 18,
2025, 1:30 p.m. Until 3:30 p.m.
The joint Committees will receive a report from the Habitat &
Ecosystem Advisory Panel, review the Habitat & Ecosystem Workplan, and
review public hearing comments for joint Coral Amendment 11 and Shrimp
Amendment 12 addressing the establishment of a rock shrimp fishery
access area along the eastern boundary of the northern extension of the
Oculina Habitat Area of Particular Concern, and is scheduled to approve
actions.
SEDAR Committee, Thursday, September 18, 2025, 3:45 p.m. Until 5:30
p.m.
The Committee will receive reports from the SEDAR Steering
Committee, review species selected for 2025-2029 stock assessments and
statements of work for upcoming assessments (Spanish mackerel, greater
amberjack, and red porgy) and discuss changes to the SEDAR process.
Council Session II, Friday, September 19, 2025, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Council will elect a Council Chair and Vice Chair. The Council
will receive Committee reports, discuss the Best Fishing Practices
Survey, review the Council Workplan and upcoming meetings, and discuss
any other business as needed.
Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council
office (see ADDRESSES).
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) 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: August 22, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-16378 Filed 8-26-25; 8:45 am]
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