# 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.