# Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council)—Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils *Snapper Grouper* Advisory Panel (AP).
**SUMMARY:**
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will hold a meeting of its *Snapper Grouper* AP in North Charleston, South Carolina.
**DATES:**
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, and end at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, to view the agenda, see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418; phone 877/227-6963 or 843/744-4422; fax 843/744-4472.
*Council address:* South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, SAFMC; phone 843/571-4366 or toll free 866/SAFMC-10; FAX 843/769-4520; email: *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Agenda**
The items of discussion in the meeting agenda are as follows:
1. The AP will receive updates on the status of fishery management plan amendments under development and recently implemented and stock assessments underway for four species in the *snapper grouper* management complex.
2. The AP will review and provide recommendations as appropriate on the following amendments currently under development:
a. Amendment 37 to the *Snapper Grouper* Fishery Management Plan addressing the management of *hogfish;*
b. Amendment 41 to the *Snapper Grouper* Fishery Management Plan addressing management measures for *mutton snapper;* and
c. For-Hire Electronic Reporting Amendment.
3. The AP will receive updates on the draft Allocations Amendment (for *yellowtail snapper* ) and a draft amendment resulting from Visioning Project.
4. The AP will receive an update on the January 2016 Citizen Science Workshop.
5. The AP will elect a new chair and vice-chair.
**Special Accommodations**
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the council office (see *ADDRESSES* ) 3 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: March 7, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.