Abbreviated Framework Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (South Atlantic Council) is proposing changes to federal regulations for South Atlantic blueline tilefish through Abbreviated Framework Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Snapper Grouper FMP). The abbreviated framework action would increase the annual catch limits (ACL) based on the South Atlantic SSC’s updated total ABC recommendation for the South Atlantic region developed as part of SEDAR 92 (2025), in combination with the joint South Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic SSC recommendations for the area north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.