Fishery Management Coordination

Summary

Prior to the marine zoning and regulatory review, the Sanctuary Advisory Council had discussed and taken public comment regarding coordination of fisheries and found interest in creating a fishery management body which would address all fisheries in the Florida Keys and allow for greater local input by fisherman and consistency between federal and state fishery regulations in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic. The need for improved fishery management coordination for South Florida is recognized by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, NOAA and the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils. To aid in coordination, a Joint Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues was established in response to a South Atlantic Fishery Management Council motion. The joint committee, which was first convened in January 2014, is charged with evaluating and developing options that increase coordination and consistency of fishery management and regulations in South Florida in general and for specific fish species. To address fishery management coordination as part of this marine zoning and regulatory review process, the advisory council passed a motion on fishery management coordination at the October 21, 2014 meeting.

Relevant Advisory Council Meetings

October 21, 2014:
Agenda (pdf, 14 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 242 kb)

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Presentations on Fishery Management Coordination

    October 21, 2014 Presentation: SAC 2012 Work-Plan Items: Actions for Review and Recommendation (210 kb)
    October 21, 2014 Pre-Meeting Packet: Sanctuary Advisory Council Regulatory and Zoning Alternatives Development Work-Plan Actions for Review and Recommendation (4,464 kb) -- permit procedures are discussed in Section 1.0 (pp 17-18) and adaptive management in Section 1.2 (pp 19-21).

Motion

The following Motion was passed at the October 21, 2014 meeting: Resolution of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Addressing South Florida Fishery Management Coordination for Analysis in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (pdf, 103 kb)