Official name: Fishery Management Plan for Coral, Coral Reef, and Live/Hard bottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region. The Coral FMP’s intent was to optimize the benefits generated from the coral resource while conserving the coral and coral reefs. Specific management objectives addressed through the FMP were to minimize adverse human impacts on coral, coral […]| South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Budget cuts, staff reductions and Executive Orders lead to open discussion of changes in federal fishery management; Options proposed for the commercial snapper grouper fishery, Black Sea Bass management; Public hearings scheduled for Shrimp Fishery Access Area.| South Atlantic Fishery Management Council