SAFMC Dolphin Wahoo and Mackerel Cobia AP Meetings
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (SAFMC) Dolphin Wahoo and Mackerel Cobia Advisory Panels (AP) will meet this week in Charleston. Both meetings will also be available to listen to and comment online.
The big topics at the Dolphin Wahoo AP meeting will be extending the geographic coverage of the minimum size limit for dolphin to North Carolina and/or farther north and modifying the recreational bag limit for dolphin.
The hot topics at the Mackerel Cobia AP meeting will be king mackerel recreational tournament sales of fish on the commercial market and quota, and whether or not the new Spanish mackerel catch limits need an additional “conservation buffer” that could lower our Northern Commercial Quota we have fought so hard to increase.
Dolphin Wahoo AP Links
Monday November 6th 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Tuesday November 7th 8:30am to 12:00noon
Public comment will be held at the beginning and end of the meeting.
Mackerel Cobia AP Links
Tuesday November 7th 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Wednesday November 8th 9:00am to 5:00pm
Public comment will be held at the beginning and end of the meeting.
Also, Important to Note
Written public comment for Spanish mackerel Framework Amendment 13 is open until 5:00pm Friday, November 10th. This Amendment addresses whether or not to have a conservation buffer that could lower the Northern Commercial Quota by almost 90,000 pounds.
Submit comments online at:
Or mail comments to:
John Carmichael, Executive Director, SAFMC
4055 Saber Place Drive, Suite 201
- Charleston, SC 29405
Or fax comments to:
843-769-4520
If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
Thomas Newman
Fisheries Liaison
