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Calendar
Upcoming Meetings
14
Apr
Gulf
Tampa, FL
Reef Fish Advisory Panel
Comment open
Apr 14 to 16
22
Apr
S. Atl.
Virtual
Snapper Grouper Committee
Agenda posted
One day
06
May
Mid-Atl.
Norfolk, VA
Council Quarterly Session
Briefing out
May 6 to 8
19
May
Gulf
New Orleans, LA
Shrimp Effort Working Group
Registration
One day
03
Jun
New Eng.
Portland, ME
Groundfish Committee
Scheduled
Jun 3 to 4
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Decisions
Recent Votes
Gulf
Apr 2
Amendment 59, sector allocation revision
Passed
Margin 11 to 6
S. Atl.
Mar 28
For-hire electronic reporting standard
Tabled
Margin n/a
Mid-Atl.
Mar 21
Black sea bass recreational measures
Passed
Margin 9 to 4
Gulf
Mar 14
Greater amberjack rebuilding timeline
Failed
Margin 5 to 12
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Public Comment
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Proposed Actions Tracker
Gulf
Amendment 59, reef fish allocation review
Updated 2d ago
Scoping
Draft
Final
Rule
S. Atl.
For-hire electronic reporting standard
Updated 5d ago
Scoping
Draft
Final
Rule
NOAA
National traceability and import rule
Updated 1w ago
Scoping
Draft
Final
Rule
Mid-Atl.
Recreational harvest control framework
Updated 1w ago
Scoping
Draft
Final
Rule
Reference
Council Documents
PDF
Amendment 59 draft environmental assessment
Gulf Council · 218 pp · Apr 2026
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PDF
Snapper grouper committee briefing book
SAFMC · 96 pp · Apr 2026
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XLS
2026 commercial landings by sector
NOAA Fisheries · dataset
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PDF
Reef fish stock assessment, full report
SEDAR · 340 pp · Mar 2026
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DOC
Public comment summary, allocation scoping
Gulf Council · 41 pp
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