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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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#  South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

**AGENCY:**

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

**ACTION:**

Notice of a public meeting.

**SUMMARY:**

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) April 18-20, 2022.

**DATES:**

The Snapper Grouper AP will meet from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. on April 18, 2022; from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on April 19, and 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. on April 20, 2022.

**ADDRESSES:**

*Meeting address:* Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418; phone: (843) 744-4422.

*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:**

Meeting information, including agendas, overviews, and briefing book materials will be posted on the Council's website at: *http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/current-advisory-panel-meetings* . Webinar registration links for the meeting will also be available from the Council's website.

The Snapper Grouper AP will discuss and provide recommendations on the following topics: Management options considered to reduce release mortality in the snapper grouper fishery through Regulatory Amendment 35 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan; options being developed for recreational permitting and reporting through Snapper Grouper Amendment 46; management actions considered for greater amberjack through Snapper Grouper Amendment 49; actions considered for snowy grouper through Snapper Grouper Amendment 51; and actions considered for golden tilefish and blueline tilefish through Snapper Grouper Amendment 52. The AP will also provide information to develop a Fishery Performance Report for black sea bass, receive an update on Snapper Grouper Amendment 53 to revise catch levels and rebuilding for gag grouper, elect a chair and vice chair, and address other items as needed.

**Special Accommodations**

The meeting is 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: March 28, 2022.

Tracey L. Thompson,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.