January 25, 2018 — The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council:
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Socio-Economic Panel February 6-7, 2018 in North Charleston, SC.
The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, N. Charleston, SC 29418.
Agenda items include:
- Electronic reporting for recreational anglers in the South Atlantic
- An update on the Council’s Citizen Science Program
- Wreckfish Individual Transferable Quota Review
- Preliminary results from the Socio-Economic Profile of the Commercial Snapper Grouper Fishery report
Members of the public are invited to attend. Public comment will be accepted at the meeting and via an online public comment form. The meeting will also be available via webinar. Webinar registration is required.
Additional information, including the meeting agenda, briefing book materials, public comment form, and links to register for the daily meeting webinars is available from the Council’s website: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/scientific-and-statistical-committee-meetings/.
Learn more about the SAFMC by visiting their site here.