SAFMC Actions-3 year review

Introduction, Methods, and Caveats

Council Actions from March 2023-March 2026 meetings were reviewed based on posted Committee Reports and Motion Summaries for each meeting. In addition, posted annual Council workplans and a current workplan provided by John Hadley were reviewed. Counts of actions by FMP were tallied and action types were classified into routine, tactical, occasional, and /or strategic decision types. In general, motions establishing catch limits and measures for stocks were considered tactical and routine, while motions considering planning or policy were considered strategic and occasional. The latter included setting research priorities, workplans, and terms of reference for assessments. Establishing long term open or closed areas was considered tactical but occasional. Approving Habitat and Ecosystem Advisory Panel agendas was considered strategic and routine. The purpose of this was not to track changes in timelines for particular actions (which clearly happens) but to identify current and potential entry points for ecosystem information.

Each summary motions document (or committee report, if not available) starting in March 2023 and ending in March 2026 was examined and the number of motions by committee tallied, along with comments on the action type and inclusion or potential for inclusion of ecosystem information. Ecosystem information was considered to be included when explictly mentioned in the motion or in the background material in the summary. Ecosystem information was considered to have the potential to be included in decisions regarding stock assessment and MSE terms of reference, assessment prioritization, evaluation of spawning closed areas or seasons, and allocation reviews. Full Council Closed Session motions related to committee or working group nominations were excluded from analysis. This information was entered into a table (see Appendix Table).

Results

The Snapper Grouper Committee was responsible for more than half of Council Motions:

Committee	n	perc
SG	116	58.883249
Council	21	10.659898
HABEBM	17	8.629442
CMP	13	6.598985
HAB-S	12	6.091371
SEDAR	10	5.076142
DW	4	2.030457
CS	2	1.015228
SG/CMP/DH	2	1.015228

Timing and Tasking comprised over 20% of motions, with SG Amendment 55 having over 10% of motions:

Motions per Topic where Topics had > 1 Motion March 2023 - March 2026

Topic	n	perc
TimingTasks	45	22.842640
Amendment 55	22	11.167513
NewAmendment	17	8.629442
Amendment 48	12	6.091371
Amendment 46	11	5.583756
Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	9	4.568528
SEDAR	9	4.568528
RegAmendment 37	7	3.553299
HEAP	6	3.045685
RegAmendment 35	6	3.045685
RegAmendment 36	5	2.538071
Amendment 44	4	2.030457
Amendment 61	4	2.030457
FrameworkAmendment 13	4	2.030457
NewFramework	4	2.030457
Amendment 53	3	1.522843
Amendment 60	3	1.522843
MRIP	3	1.522843
AllocationReview	2	1.015228
Amendment 56	2	1.015228
Comprehensive ElectronicReporting	2	1.015228
MSE	2	1.015228
ResearchPriorities	2	1.015228

While categorizing motions as tactical or strategic, routine or occasional required some judgement, the breakdown was as expected. Decisions are roughly evenly split between tactical/routine and strategic/occasional, with most staff tasking motions classified as both, and a small number of other combinations.

Motions by category, March 2023 - March 2026

Category	Timing	n	perc
strategic	occasional	74	37.563452
tactical	routine	71	36.040609
both	both	30	15.228426
strategic	routine	11	5.583756
tactical	occasional	11	5.583756

More than half of motions had no obvious ecosystem pathway, but over 17% addressed or included ecosystem issues, and over 25% more had the potential for ecosystem linkages.

Motions with Ecosystem linkages, March 2023 - March 2026

Ecosystem	n	perc
no	111	56.34518
maybe	51	25.88832
yes	35	17.76650

The inclusion or potential for inclusion of ecosystem information varied by FMP.

Number of Motions with Ecosystem linkages by Committee, March 2023 - March 2026

Committee	no	maybe	yes
SG	79	31	6
HABEBM	1		16
Council	12	7	2
CMP	9	3	1
SEDAR		7	3
HAB-S	5	2	5
DW	3	1
CS			2
SG/CMP/DH	2

Ecosystem linkages are more commonly associated with strategic and occasional decisions. However there is potential to use ecosystem information to support routine tactical decisions as well.

Number of Motions with Ecosystem linkages by Decision Type, March 2023 - March 2026

Category	Timing	no	maybe	yes
tactical	routine	58	13
strategic	occasional	35	22	17
both	both	8	13	9
strategic	routine	4	1	6
tactical	occasional	6	2	3

Motions with direct ecosystem linkages included:

Motions with Ecosystem linkages, March 2023 - March 2026

Committee	Topic	Species	How
SG	RegAmendment 35	RedSnapper	evaluate distribution change
SG	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	evaluate regime shifts, discard projections
CMP	TimingTasks	AllMackerelCobia	ABC control rule application, assessment prioritization
HABEBM	TimingTasks	All	EBM: beach policy, offshore wind
Council	TimingTasks	All	evaluate climate change management triggers and survey coordination to evaluate climate impacts
HABEBM	HabitatBlueprint	All	approve habitat blueprint
HABEBM	HEAP	All	approve HEAP job description
HABEBM	PolicyStatement	All	approve beach policy statement
HABEBM	HEAP	All	approve HEAP agenda: EFH, offshore wind, navy, space operations
HABEBM	TimingTasks	All	evaluate land discharge impacts on reef and fishery
SEDAR	SEDAR	SnowyGrouper;SpanishMackerel;Dolphin	evaluate distribution shifts or climate on Dolphin (only)
CS	ResearchPriorities	All	collect social, economic, biological, and environmental information
HABEBM	HEAP	All	approve HEAP agenda: EFH, offshore wind, river flow alteration, citizen science
HABEBM	TimingTasks	All	review and further develop coral amendments
HABEBM	HEAP	All	approve HEAP agenda: EFH, offshore wind, other EBM
HABEBM	TimingTasks	All	develop and consider coral and shrimp amendments
HABEBM	NewAmendment	Coral;Shrimp	coral and shrimp amendments
Council	TimingTasks	All	MOA with FL Keys NMS habitat collaboration
HAB-S	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	establish shrimp fishery access area at coral HAPC boundary
HABEBM	EFH	All	updates food web and connectivity policy and includes info on EFH
HABEBM	LivingShorelines	All	defines living shorelines as supporting ecological resilience
HABEBM	HEAP	All	HEAP agenda: climate readiness, food web policy into EFH, EBM
HABEBM	TimingTasks	All	discuss and develop IEA goals and objectives
HAB-S	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	balancing fishery and habitat objectives
SG	NewAmendment	AllSnapperGrouper	designate ecosystem component species
HABEBM	HEAP	All	approve EFH and EBM work
HAB-S	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	discussion of upwelling, sedimentation
HAB-S	TimingTasks	All	EBM: space industry info collection
SG	Amendment 61	AllSnapperGrouper	unmanaged landings report tracks ecosystem landings
CS	ResearchPriorities	All	collect social, economic, biological, and environmental information; cooperative research fleet mentioned
HAB-S	TimingTasks	Coral;Shrimp	update economic and social environment sections
SG	Amendment 61	AllSnapperGrouper	ecosystem management objectives acceptable as presented
SG	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	MSE, landings report unmanaged EC spp,
SEDAR	SEDAR	SpanishMackerel;KingMackerel;DolphinMSE	consider nonstationarity in Dolphin MSE, use citizen science data
SEDAR	SEDAR	All	expand scope include MSE and MP reviews

Motions with potential ecosystem linkages included:

Motions with Potential Ecosystem linkages, March 2023 - March 2026

Committee	Topic	Species	How
SEDAR	SEDAR	BluelineTilefish	request ecosystem ToR
SEDAR	SEDAR	AtlanticTilefish	request ecosystem ToR
SEDAR	SEDAR	RedPorgy;Gag;KingMackerel	request ecosystem ToR
DW	TimingTasks	Dolphin	request MSE address distribution or productivity change
SG	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	EBM: evaluate space launch activity zones
SG	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	request ecosystem context during "What it means to me" video interviews
CMP	FrameworkAmendment 13	SpanishMackerel	evaluate ecosystem impacts on long term OY
SG	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	evaluate rationale for spawning season closure timing
SG	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	evaluate ecological connections within new complex
SG	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	multispecies MSY proxy
SG	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	multispecies F reference point
SG	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	multispecies MSST
SG	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	multispecies rebuilding plan
SG	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	multispecies ABC=ACL
SG	TimingTasks	All	include ecosystem context in stock status letters
SEDAR	SEDAR	Hogfish	request ecosystem ToR
CMP	PortMeetingsPlan	KingMackerel;SpanishMackerel	collect social, economic, biological, and environmental information
SEDAR	SEDAR	RedSnapper	request ecosystem ToR
SEDAR	SEDAR	YellowtailSnapper	request ecosystem ToR
SG	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	evaluate whether spawning season timing shifts
SG	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	multispecies trip limit
SG	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	multispecies catch limits
SG	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop management strategies for discard reduction
Council	NewAmendment	All	request electronic reporting of ecosystem information
SG	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	evaluate whether spawning season timing shifts
SEDAR	TimingTasks	SEDAR	consider ecosystem information in Key stock definition
SG	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	multispecies OY
SG	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	consider ecosystem information in black sea bass effort and catch projections
Council	AllocationReview	Spadefish	consider social economic and ecosystem information in allocation updates
Council	AllocationReview	Jacks	consider social economic and ecosystem information in allocation updates
Council	TimingTasks	All	request electronic reporting of ecosystem information
SG	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	consider ecosystem information in outreach for safe catch and release (e.g water temperature)
SG	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	consider ecosystem interactions with SPR based MSY proxies
HAB-S	TimingTasks	Coral;Shrimp	consider ecosystem information in draft amendment
CMP	TimingTasks	AllMackerelCobia	include any ecosystem information from port meetings in summaries
SG	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	consider ecosystem information in shiny tool evaluating need for management, MSY proxies, recreational seasons
Council	TimingTasks	All	highlight ecosystem information when summarizing recent Dolphin journal articles
HAB-S	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	consider social, economic, and ecosystem information
SG	ReferencePoints	AllSnapperGrouper	consider ecosystem influence on steepness, SPR proxies
SG	Amendment 56	BlackSeaBass	consider ecosystem influence on SPR proxy and spawning season
SG	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	consider ecosystem influence in MSY best practices
Council	Process	Dolphin	consider ecosystem ToR
SG	MSE	AllSnapperGrouper	consider ecosystem change as uncertainty in MSE
SG	MSE	AllSnapperGrouper	consider species distribution shifts in MSE
SG	RegAmendment 37	BlackSeaBass	evaluate potential for spawning season change
SG	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	consider social economic and ecosystem information in allocation decision tool
Council	TimingTasks	All	indicator for nonharvest value in risk/value matrix
SG	NewFramework	AllSnapperGrouper	consider ecosystem information in revising spawning special managment zones
SG	Amendment 61	AllSnapperGrouper	alternatives for species that can be removed, managed as EC, and kept in FMP
SG	NewFramework	BlackSeaBass	consider ecosystem information for reopening nearshore closed areas and changing pot trip limit
SG	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	spawning special management zones, allocation review

Appendix-full Motions table

Meeting	Committee	MotionN	Topic	Species	MotionDesc	Category	Timing	Ecosystem	How	Notes
March2023	SEDAR	6	SEDAR	BluelineTilefish	approve assessment ToRs	strategic	occasional	maybe	request ecosystem ToR	when should the Council request ecosystem ToRs?
March2023	SEDAR	7	SEDAR	AtlanticTilefish	approve assessment ToRs	strategic	occasional	maybe	request ecosystem ToR	when should the Council request ecosystem ToRs?
March2023	SEDAR	8	SEDAR	RedPorgy;Gag;KingMackerel	approve scope of work	strategic	occasional	maybe	request ecosystem ToR	when should the Council request ecosystem ToRs?
March2023	SG	9	RegAmendment 35	RedSnapper	approve revised language	tactical	routine	no
March2023	SG	10	RegAmendment 35	RedSnapper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	no
March2023	SG	11	RegAmendment 35	RedSnapper	direct NOAA data presentation	strategic	occasional	yes	evaluate distribution change	requested spatial and temporal distribution of SG catch by sector
March2023	SG	12	RegAmendment 35	RedSnapper	approve reg amendment	tactical	routine	no
March2023	SG	13	NewAmendment	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	initiate amendment development	tactical	routine	no
March2023	SG	14	Amendment 53	Gag;BlackGrouper	approve purpose and need	tactical	routine	no
March2023	SG	15	Amendment 53	Gag;BlackGrouper	approve all actions as modified	tactical	routine	no
March2023	SG	16	Amendment 53	Gag;BlackGrouper	approve final amendment	tactical	routine	no
March2023	SG	17	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	change preferred alternative	strategic	occasional	no		IFQ program
March2023	SG	18	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	change preferred alternative	strategic	occasional	no
March2023	SG	19	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	remove to considered but rejected	strategic	occasional	no
March2023	SG	20	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	direct staff new provision	strategic	occasional	no
March2023	SG	21	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	both	both	yes	evaluate regime shifts, discard projections	SSC snapper grouper fishery regime shifts workgroup, discards/landings in projections
March2023	CMP	22	TimingTasks	AllMackerelCobia	develop finalize and request info	both	both	yes	ABC control rule application, assessment prioritization	SSC spanish mack catch levels, ABC control rule, RT assessment; port meetings; AP
March2023	HABEBM	23	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	strategic	occasional	yes	EBM: beach policy, offshore wind	beach policy, joint AP meetings, offshore wind
June2023	CMP	13	NewAmendment	SpanishMackerel	initiate framework amendment development	tactical	routine	no
June2023	CMP	14	TimingTasks	AllMackerelCobia	develop finalize and request info	tactical	routine	no		port and AP meetings
June2023	DW	15	RegAmendment 3	Dolphin	delay reg amendment	strategic	occasional	no		until MSE available
June2023	DW	16	TimingTasks	Dolphin	develop finalize and request info	strategic	occasional	maybe	request MSE address distribution or productivity change	SEFSC dolphin MSE update
June2023	SG	17	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	create ad hoc advisory group	strategic	occasional	no
June2023	SG	18	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	create ad hoc subcommittee	strategic	occasional	no
June2023	SG	19	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	approve amendment scoping	strategic	routine	no
June2023	SG	20	NewAmendment	BlackSeaBass	initiate amendment development	tactical	routine	no
June2023	SG	21	Amendment 46	AllSnapperGrouper	approve purpose and need	tactical	routine	no
June2023	SG	22	Amendment 46	AllSnapperGrouper	approve actions and alternatives	tactical	routine	no
June2023	SG	23	EvaluateChange	AllSnapperGrouper	sector allocation methods	strategic	occasional	no
June2023	SG	24	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	both	both	maybe	EBM: evaluate space launch activity zones	space activity launch security
September2023	Council	1	Comprehensive ElectronicReporting	All	approve edits	tactical	routine	no		commercial vessels trip reporting
September2023	Council	2	Comprehensive ElectronicReporting	All	approve final amendment	tactical	routine	no		commercial vessels trip reporting
September2023	Council	3	MRIP	All	assess dependency of amendments on MRIP data	strategic	occasional	no
September2023	Council	4	MRIP	All	assess dependency of SEDARs on MRIP data	strategic	occasional	no
September2023	Council	5	MRIP	All	adjust timelines dependent on MRIP data	strategic	occasional	no
September2023	Council	6	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	both	both	yes	evaluate climate change management triggers and survey coordination to evaluate climate impacts	management triggers related to climate change, surveys to address climate impacts
September2023	CMP	7	FrameworkAmendment 13	SpanishMackerel	approve purpose and need	tactical	routine	no
September2023	CMP	8	FrameworkAmendment 13	SpanishMackerel	approve amendment scoping	tactical	routine	no
September2023	CMP	9	TimingTasks	AllMackerelCobia	develop finalize and request info	both	both	no		port and AP meetings
September2023	HABEBM	10	HabitatBlueprint	All	approve blueprint	strategic	occasional	yes	approve habitat blueprint
September2023	HABEBM	11	HEAP	All	approve AP job description	strategic	occasional	yes	approve HEAP job description
September2023	HABEBM	12	PolicyStatement	All	approve statement	strategic	occasional	yes	approve beach policy statement	beach policy
September2023	HABEBM	13	HEAP	All	approve meeting agenda	strategic	routine	yes	approve HEAP agenda: EFH, offshore wind, navy, space operations	EFH, offshore wind, navy, space operations
September2023	HABEBM	14	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	both	both	yes	evaluate land discharge impacts on reef and fishery	AP meeting, workplan
September2023	SEDAR	15	SEDAR	SnowyGrouper;SpanishMackerel;Dolphin	approve scope of work	strategic	occasional	yes	evaluate distribution shifts or climate on Dolphin (only)	bias in rec landings, dist shifts or climate impacts Dolphin
September2023	SG	18	Amendment 46	AllSnapperGrouper	approve purpose and need	strategic	occasional	no
September2023	SG	19	Amendment 46	AllSnapperGrouper	remove to considered but rejected	strategic	occasional	no
September2023	SG	20	Amendment 46	AllSnapperGrouper	remove to considered but rejected	strategic	occasional	no
September2023	SG	21	Amendment 46	AllSnapperGrouper	remove to considered but rejected	strategic	occasional	no
September2023	SG	22	Amendment 46	AllSnapperGrouper	remove to considered but rejected	strategic	occasional	no
September2023	SG	23	NewAmendment	Gag;BlackGrouper	initiate framework action	tactical	routine	no		vessel limit 2 fish
September2023	SG	24	NewAmendment	BlackSeaBass	include in framework amendment	tactical	routine	no		on demand pot gear
September2023	SG	25	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	approve project	strategic	occasional	maybe	request ecosystem context during "What it means to me" video interviews	what it means to me videos
September2023	SG	26	RegAmendment 35	RedSnapper	add to agenda	tactical	routine	no
September2023	SG	27	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	both	both	no		switch out MRIP data in yellowtail snapper assessment
December2023	CMP	17	FrameworkAmendment 13	SpanishMackerel	add action	strategic	occasional	maybe	evaluate ecosystem impacts on long term OY	modify long term OY
December2023	CMP	18	FrameworkAmendment 13	SpanishMackerel	add action	tactical	routine	no		inseason postseason accountability measures
December2023	CMP	19	TimingTasks	AllMackerelCobia	develop finalize and request info	both	both	no		tournaments port meetings
December2023	DW	20	TimingTasks	Dolphin	develop finalize and request info	both	both	no		MSE progress reports
December2023	SG	21	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	approve subcommittee motions	both	both	maybe	evaluate rationale for spawning season closure timing
December2023	SG	22	Amendment 46	AllSnapperGrouper	select preferred alternative	strategic	occasional	no
December2023	SG	23	Amendment 46	AllSnapperGrouper	select preferred alternative	strategic	occasional	no
December2023	SG	24	Amendment 46	AllSnapperGrouper	approve all actions as modified	strategic	occasional	no
December2023	SG	25	RegAmendment 36	Gag;BlackGrouper;BlackSeaBass	approve amendment scoping	tactical	routine	no
December2023	SG	26	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	strategic	routine	maybe	evaluate ecological connections within new complex	reorganize complex
December2023	SG	27	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	maybe	multispecies MSY proxy	msy proxy spr 40%
December2023	SG	28	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	maybe	multispecies F reference point	max F F40%
December2023	SG	29	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	maybe	multispecies MSST	MSST 75% SSBMSY
December2023	SG	30	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	maybe	multispecies rebuilding plan	rebuild 10 years
December2023	SG	31	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	maybe	multispecies ABC=ACL	ABC=ACL
December2023	SG	32	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	no		commercial accountability measures
December2023	SG	33	Amendment 44	YellowtailSnapper	delay amendment	strategic	occasional	no		update rec data
December2023	SG	34	RegAmendment 35	RedSnapper	rescind amendment approval	tactical	occasional	no
December2023	SG/CMP/DH	35	NewAmendment	All	initiate amendment development	strategic	occasional	no		for hire limited entry
December2023	SG/CMP/DH	36	NewAmendment	All	control date	strategic	occasional	no
December2023	SG	37	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	both	both	maybe	include ecosystem context in stock status letters	council input on stock status letters
December2023	CS	38	ResearchPriorities	All	adopt	strategic	occasional	yes	collect social, economic, biological, and environmental information
December2023	HABEBM	39	HEAP	All	approve meeting agenda	strategic	routine	yes	approve HEAP agenda: EFH, offshore wind, river flow alteration, citizen science
December2023	HABEBM	40	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	both	both	yes	review and further develop coral amendments	coral deepsea HAPC
December2023	SEDAR	41	SEDAR	Hogfish	approve assessment ToRs	strategic	occasional	maybe	request ecosystem ToR
December2023	Council	42	AllocationReviewGuidelines	All	approve	strategic	occasional	no
March2024	CMP	3	PortMeetingsPlan	KingMackerel;SpanishMackerel	approve	strategic	occasional	maybe	collect social, economic, biological, and environmental information	port meetings
March2024	CMP	4	TimingTasks	KingMackerel;SpanishMackerel	develop finalize and request info	strategic	occasional	no		port meetings
March2024	SEDAR	5	SEDAR	RedSnapper	change to benchmark	strategic	occasional	maybe	request ecosystem ToR
March2024	SEDAR	6	SEDAR	YellowtailSnapper	approve assessment ToRs	strategic	occasional	maybe	request ecosystem ToR
March2024	SG	9	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	approve revised language	strategic	occasional	no
March2024	SG	10	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	approve subcommittee motions	strategic	occasional	no
March2024	SG	11	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	approve committee motions	strategic	occasional	no
March2024	SG	12	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	approve purpose and need	strategic	routine	no
March2024	SG	13	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	no		allocations based on 2018-2022
March2024	SG	14	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	remove to considered but rejected	tactical	routine	no
March2024	SG	15	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	remove to considered but rejected	tactical	routine	no
March2024	SG	16	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	maybe	evaluate whether spawning season timing shifts	rec season spawning closure
March2024	SG	17	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	maybe	multispecies trip limit	trip limit
March2024	SG	18	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	no		commercial accountability measures
March2024	SG	19	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	no		rec accountability measures
March2024	SG	20	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	maybe	multispecies catch limits	ABC TAC and ACLs
March2024	SG	21	Amendment 46	AllSnapperGrouper	approve amendment further development	strategic	routine	no
March2024	SG	22	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	both	both	maybe	develop management strategies for discard reduction	management strategies for discard reduction
June2024	Council	17	NewAmendment	All	initiate amendment development	strategic	occasional	maybe	request electronic reporting of ecosystem information	Southeast For-Hire Integrated Electronic Reporting (SEFHIER)
June2024	Council	18	NewAmendment	All	delay amendment	strategic	occasional	no		for hire limited entry, need permit data
June2024	HABEBM	19	HEAP	All	approve meeting agenda	strategic	routine	yes	approve HEAP agenda: EFH, offshore wind, other EBM
June2024	HABEBM	20	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	strategic	routine	yes	develop and consider coral and shrimp amendments	coral HAPC, coral and shrimp areas
June2024	SG	21	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	approve all actions as modified	strategic	occasional	no
June2024	SG	22	Amendment 48	Wreckfish	approve final amendment	strategic	occasional	no
June2024	SG	23	RegAmendment 36	Gag;BlackGrouper;BlackSeaBass	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	no		aggregate bag limits grouper
June2024	SG	24	RegAmendment 36	Gag;BlackGrouper;BlackSeaBass	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	no		bsb pot stowage
June2024	SG	25	RegAmendment 36	Gag;BlackGrouper;BlackSeaBass	approve amendment public hearings	tactical	routine	no
June2024	SG	26	Amendment 56	BlackSeaBass	approve amendment scoping	tactical	routine	no
June2024	SG	27	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	maybe	evaluate whether spawning season timing shifts
June2024	SG	28	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	approve amendment public hearings	tactical	routine	no
June2024	SG	29	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	create subcommittee	strategic	occasional	no		commercial management
June2024	SG	30	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	both	both	no
September2024	Council	10	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	both	both	no		logbook vs MRIP, hail in out, landing location approval process, allocation review
September2024	SEDAR	11	TimingTasks	SEDAR	develop finalize and request info	strategic	occasional	maybe	consider ecosystem information in Key stock definition	life history for key stocks, SSC guidance on mgt alternatives to assessments
September2024	HABEBM	12	NewAmendment	Coral;Shrimp	initiate amendment development	strategic	occasional	yes	coral and shrimp amendments	SFAA shrimp fishery access area
September2024	HABEBM	13	TimingTasks	Coral;Shrimp	schedule review for scoping	strategic	occasional	no
September2024	SG	14	RegAmendment 36	Gag;BlackGrouper;BlackSeaBass	approve final amendment	tactical	routine	no
September2024	SG	15	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	maybe	multispecies OY	OY 95% MSY
September2024	SG	16	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	remove to considered but rejected	tactical	routine	no
September2024	SG	17	Amendment 55	Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	approve final amendment	tactical	routine	no
September2024	SG	18	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	both	both	maybe	consider ecosystem information in black sea bass effort and catch projections	black sea bass effort and catch projections
December2024	Council	15	AllocationReview	Spadefish	approve report	strategic	occasional	maybe	consider social economic and ecosystem information in allocation updates
December2024	Council	16	AllocationReview	Jacks	approve report	strategic	occasional	maybe	consider social economic and ecosystem information in allocation updates
December2024	Council	17	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	both	both	maybe	request electronic reporting of ecosystem information	meetings and permit data
December2024	DW	18	TimingTasks	AllDolphinWahoo	develop finalize and request info	tactical	routine	no		RegAmendment 3
December2024	SG	19	NewAmendment	GoldenTilefish	initiate amendment development	tactical	routine	no
December2024	SG	20	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	submit comments on project	strategic	occasional	maybe	consider ecosystem information in outreach for safe catch and release (e.g water temperature)	species and area expansion project
December2024	SG	21	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	both	both	maybe	consider ecosystem interactions with SPR based MSY proxies	black sea bass projections, spr proxy rationale, SG MSE, FMU evaluation
March2025	Council	3	Comprehensive For-Hire Reporting Improvement Amendment	AllDolphinWahoo; AllSnapperGrouper; AllMackerelCobia	approve amendment scoping	strategic	occasional	no
March2025	Council	4	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	both	both	yes	MOA with FL Keys NMS habitat collaboration	restore Beaufort NOAA lab
March2025	HAB-S	5	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	specify alternatives	tactical	occasional	yes	establish shrimp fishery access area at coral HAPC boundary
March2025	HAB-S	6	TimingTasks	Coral;Shrimp	develop finalize and request info	tactical	occasional	maybe	consider ecosystem information in draft amendment
March2025	HABEBM	7	EFH	All	approve review letter	strategic	occasional	yes	updates food web and connectivity policy and includes info on EFH
March2025	HABEBM	8	LivingShorelines	All	adopt definition	strategic	occasional	yes	defines living shorelines as supporting ecological resilience
March2025	HABEBM	9	HEAP	All	approve meeting agenda	strategic	routine	yes	HEAP agenda: climate readiness, food web policy into EFH, EBM	climate readiness, food web policy into EFH
March2025	HABEBM	10	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	strategic	occasional	yes	discuss and develop IEA goals and objectives	IEA goals and objectives
March2025	CMP	11	TimingTasks	AllMackerelCobia	develop finalize and request info	both	both	maybe	include any ecosystem information from port meetings in summaries	stakeholder engagement, port meetings, spanish mackerel catch rec
March2025	SG	12	NewAmendment	AllSnapperGrouper	initiate amendment development	strategic	routine	no		commercial permits and trip efficacy
March2025	SG	13	NewAmendment	AllSnapperGrouper	initiate amendment development	tactical	routine	no		aggregate rec bag limits to reduce rec dead discard
March2025	SG	14	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	both	both	maybe	consider ecosystem information in shiny tool evaluating need for management, MSY proxies, recreational seasons	shiny tool need for mgt? MSY proxies, rec season alignment
June2025	Council	1	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	both	both	maybe	highlight ecosystem information when summarizing recent Dolphin journal articles	delay for hire reporting improvements amendment
June2025	CMP	1	TimingTasks	AllMackerelCobia	develop finalize and request info	both	both	no		spanish mackerel assessment sooner?
June2025	HAB-S	1	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	approve purpose and need	tactical	occasional	yes	balancing fishery and habitat objectives
June2025	HAB-S	2	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	approve modifications to alternatives	tactical	occasional	no
June2025	HAB-S	3	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	select preferred alternative	tactical	occasional	maybe	consider social, economic, and ecosystem information	selected smaller area of alteratives
June2025	HAB-S	4	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	approve amendment public hearings	tactical	occasional	no
June2025	HAB-S	5	TimingTasks	Coral;Shrimp	develop finalize and request info	both	both	no
June2025	SG	1	ReferencePoints	AllSnapperGrouper	create working group	strategic	occasional	maybe	consider ecosystem influence on steepness, SPR proxies	estimate steepness and compare SPR proxies based on life history
June2025	SG	2	Amendment 56	BlackSeaBass	specify alternatives	tactical	routine	maybe	consider ecosystem influence on SPR proxy and spawning season	cut ACLs in half, spawning season closure, assess MSY proxies, could be a framework
June2025	SG	3	Amendment 60	AllSnapperGrouper	approve amendment scoping	tactical	routine	no
June2025	SG	4	NewAmendment	AllSnapperGrouper	initiate amendment development	strategic	occasional	yes	designate ecosystem component species	remove or designate EC for a bunch of species currently in FMP
June2025	SG	5	Amendment 44	YellowtailSnapper	resume amendment development	tactical	routine	no
June2025	SG	6	NewAmendment	AllSnapperGrouper	initiate amendment development	strategic	occasional	no		decouple aggregate bag limit from MSE amendment
June2025	SG	7	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	both	both	maybe	consider ecosystem influence in MSY best practices	MSE phase 2, innovative SG management
September2025	Council	1	Process	Dolphin	allow chairs to approve MSE ToRs	strategic	occasional	maybe	consider ecosystem ToR
September2025	Council	2	NewAmendment	RedSnapper	initiate amendment development	strategic	occasional	no		investigate states to manage rec red snapper
September2025	HABEBM	1	HEAP	All	approve workplan	strategic	routine	yes	approve EFH and EBM work
September2025	HAB-S	2	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	approve modifications to alternatives	tactical	occasional	yes	discussion of upwelling, sedimentation
September2025	HAB-S	3	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	approve actions and alternatives	tactical	occasional	no		final approval dec 2025
September2025	HAB-S	4	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	both	both	yes	EBM: space industry info collection	space industry info collection
September2025	SG	1	NewAmendment	AllSnapperGrouper	initiate amendment development	tactical	routine	no		how trip limits apply to sale of fish
September2025	SG	2	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	tactical	routine	no		letter to SecCommerce concern delayed actions
September2025	SG	3	Amendment 44	YellowtailSnapper	remove to considered but rejected	tactical	routine	no
September2025	SG	4	NewFramework	BluelineTilefish	initiate abbreviated framework	tactical	routine	no		ABC ACL
September2025	SG	5	MSE	AllSnapperGrouper	consider management measures	strategic	occasional	maybe	consider ecosystem change as uncertainty in MSE	aggregate bag limits, mandatory stop, seasonal managmeent, spatial managment
September2025	SG	6	MSE	AllSnapperGrouper	define performance metrics	strategic	occasional	maybe	consider species distribution shifts in MSE	rebuild, short and long term landigns, discard fraction, angler access
September2025	SG	7	RegAmendment 37	BlackSeaBass	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	no		ACT and AMs
September2025	SG	8	RegAmendment 37	BlackSeaBass	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	maybe	evaluate potential for spawning season change	Spawning season closures
September2025	SG	9	RegAmendment 37	BlackSeaBass	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	no		rec bag and size limit
September2025	SG	10	RegAmendment 37	BlackSeaBass	approve amendment public hearings	tactical	routine	no
September2025	SG	11	Amendment 61	AllSnapperGrouper	request unmanaged EC landings report	strategic	occasional	yes	unmanaged landings report tracks ecosystem landings	like Mid's
September2025	SG	12	Amendment 61	AllSnapperGrouper	approve amendment scoping	tactical	routine	no
September2025	SG	13	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	both	both	maybe	consider social economic and ecosystem information in allocation decision tool	allocation decision tool
December2025	CS	1	ResearchPriorities	All	adopt	strategic	occasional	yes	collect social, economic, biological, and environmental information; cooperative research fleet mentioned	cooperative research fleet mentioned
December2025	HAB-S	1	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	approve purpose and need	tactical	occasional	no
December2025	HAB-S	2	TimingTasks	Coral;Shrimp	develop finalize and request info	both	both	yes	update economic and social environment sections	update economic and social environment sections
December2025	SG	1	RegAmendment 37	BlackSeaBass	select preferred alternative	tactical	routine	no		increase bag limit by 1
December2025	SG	2	RegAmendment 37	BlackSeaBass	remove to considered but rejected	tactical	routine	no		size limit
December2025	SG	3	RegAmendment 37	BlackSeaBass	approve final amendment	tactical	routine	no
December2025	SG	4	AbbrFramework 5	BluelineTilefish	approve final amendment	tactical	routine	no		ABC and ACL
December2025	SG		Amendment 61	AllSnapperGrouper	direction to staff	strategic	occasional	yes	ecosystem management objectives acceptable as presented	ecosystem management objectives acceptable as presented
December2025	SG	5	Amendment 44	YellowtailSnapper	approve purpose and need	tactical	routine	no
December2025	SG	6	Amendment	GoldenTilefish	add ABC update to an amendment	tactical	routine	no
December2025	SG	7	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	both	both	yes	MSE, landings report unmanaged EC spp,	MSE, landings report unmanaged EC spp,
January2026	Council	1	Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12	Coral;Shrimp	approve final amendment	tactical	occasional	no
March2026	Council	1	TimingTasks	All	develop finalize and request info	strategic	occasional	maybe	indicator for nonharvest value in risk/value matrix	risk/value matrix, shark management changes
March2026	Council	2	TimingTasks	Wreckfish	develop finalize and request info	tactical	routine	no		start review of ITQ program
March2026	SEDAR	1	SEDAR	SpanishMackerel;KingMackerel;DolphinMSE	approve assessment ToRs	strategic	occasional	yes	consider nonstationarity in Dolphin MSE, use citizen science data	consider nonstationarity in Dolphin MSE, use citizen science data
March2026	SEDAR	2	SEDAR	All	approve name change	strategic	occasional	yes	expand scope include MSE and MP reviews	SECAD: SEDAR, Catch Advice, and Data committee, reivews MSE, MPs, etc
March2026	SG	1	Amendment 60	GrayTriggerfish	remove from action	tactical	routine	no
March2026	SG	2	Amendment 60	VermillionSnapper	remove trip limit	tactical	routine	no
March2026	SG	3	NewFramework	AllSnapperGrouper	initiate framework	strategic	occasional	maybe	consider ecosystem information in revising spawning special managment zones	remove sunset or extend sunset on spawning special management zones
March2026	SG	4	NewFramework	Gag;BlackGrouper;Scamp;YellowmouthGrouper	initiate framework	tactical	routine	no		headboat limits 1 fishper 6 passengers
March2026	SG		Amendment 61	AllSnapperGrouper	direction to staff	strategic	occasional	maybe	alternatives for species that can be removed, managed as EC, and kept in FMP	alternatives for species that can be removed, managed as EC, and kept in FMP
March2026	SG	5	NewFramework	BlackSeaBass	initiate framework	tactical	routine	maybe	consider ecosystem information for reopening nearshore closed areas and changing pot trip limit	consider reopenin nearshore closed areas and changing pot trip limit
March2026	SG	6	TimingTasks	AllSnapperGrouper	develop finalize and request info	both	both	maybe	spawning special management zones, allocation review	spawning special managment zones