


The Southeast Fisheries Science Center has provided the following landings estimates for species in the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s area of jurisdiction subject to annual catch limits (ACLs).
This page was updated on: 5/17/2021
*by Two-month Wave
Species Complex | Jan-Feb | Mar-Apr | May-Jun | Jul-Aug | Sep-Oct | Nov-Dec | Total Reported | Annual Catch Limit | Dataset | Units | Percent of ACL | Current Status |
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Atlantic spadefish | 680 | 32 | 31,040 | 110,188 | 1,468 | 310 | 143,718 | 661,926 | CHTS | ww | 22% | CLOSED |
Bar Jack | 14 | 0 | 30 | 115 | 16 | 0 | 175 | 49,021 | CHTS | ww | 0% | CLOSED |
Black groupera | 113 | 145 | 19,452 | 880 | 18,480 | 41,570 | 80,640 | 165,750 | MRFSS | ww | 49% | CLOSED |
Blueline Tilefisha | 0 | 1,026 | 36,312 | 340,284 | 0 | 14,631 | 392,253 | 116,820 | CHTS | ww | 336% | CLOSED |
Cobia NY to GA | 0 | 1,828 | 352,908 | 165,625 | 23,895 | 17 | 544,273 | 620,000 | CHTS | as reported | 88% | CLOSED |
Deepwater complexb | 72 | 550 | 2,965 | 3,209 | 12,523 | 124 | 19,443 | 38,628 | CHTS | ww | 50% | CLOSED |
Dolphin | 8,465 | 220,386 | 1,405,198 | 594,737 | 256,887 | 67,670 | 2,553,343 | 13,810,361 | CHTS | ww | 18% | CLOSED |
Gaga | 0 | 13 | 33,400 | 13,713 | 2,099 | 899 | 50,124 | 348,194 | CHTS | gw | 14% | CLOSED |
Golden tilefish | 1,810 | 0 | 921 | 60 | 0 | 103 | 2,894 | 2,316 | CHTS | numbers | 125% | CLOSED |
Gray triggerfish | 5,664 | 15,818 | 117,705 | 138,897 | 49,627 | 30,912 | 358,623 | 404,675 | CHTS | ww | 89% | CLOSED |
Gruntsc | 31,420 | 42,916 | 40,968 | 73,582 | 30,484 | 19,665 | 239,035 | 618,122 | CHTS | ww | 39% | CLOSED |
Hogfish NC-GA | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 263 | 988 | CHTS | numbers | 27% | CLOSED |
Hogfish FLK-EFL | 0 | 0 | 14 | 384 | 288 | 2,374 | 3,060 | 18,617 | CHTS | numbers | 16% | CLOSED |
Jacksd | 1,937 | 20,475 | 52,617 | 87,516 | 17,046 | 13,315 | 192,906 | 267,799 | CHTS | ww | 72% | CLOSED |
Mutton snapper | 83,155 | 3,001 | 10,410 | 5,638 | 5,785 | 18,042 | 126,031 | 127,115 | CHTS | numbers | 99% | CLOSED |
Porgiesa,e | 7,613 | 6,733 | 10,031 | 16,028 | 8,783 | 8,602 | 57,790 | 106,914 | CHTS | ww | 54% | CLOSED |
Red Groupera,h | 1,053 | 901 | 40,197 | 16,142 | 10,456 | 33,029 | 101,778 | 90,720 | CHTS | ww | 112% | CLOSED |
Red Porgya | 25 | 3,685 | 27,702 | 10,174 | 3,363 | 248 | 45,197 | 164,000 | CHTS | ww | 28% | CLOSED |
Scampa | 143 | 0 | 11,485 | 8,590 | 1,053 | 484 | 21,755 | 116,369 | CHTS | ww | 19% | CLOSED |
Shallow water groupera,f | 271 | 358 | 7,686 | 3,326 | 1,301 | 424 | 13,366 | 48,648 | CHTS | ww | 27% | CLOSED |
Snappersg | 58,313 | 88,731 | 57,309 | 118,193 | 78,888 | 42,439 | 443,873 | 1,169,308 | CHTS | ww | 38% | CLOSED |
Snowy Groupera | 0 | 72 | 917 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 1,309 | 5,315 | CHTS | numbers | 25% | CLOSED |
Vermilion snapper | 3,098 | 29,097 | 88,313 | 169,093 | 36,395 | 14,237 | 340,233 | 406,080 | CHTS | ww | 84% | CLOSED |
Wahoo | 1,202 | 18,308 | 54,628 | 177,174 | 136,412 | 15,235 | 402,959 | 1,724,418 | CHTS | ww | 23% | CLOSED |
Wreckfisha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,315 | CHTS | ww | 0% | CLOSED |
Red Snapper** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42,772 | 0 | 0 | 42,772 | 29,656 | CHTS | numbers | 144% | CLOSED |
Goliath grouper | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 0 | MRFSS | ww | x | PROHIBITED |
Nassau grouper | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 0 | MRFSS | gw | x | PROHIBITED |
Speckled hind | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 0 | MRFSS | ww | x | PROHIBITED |
Warsaw grouper | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 0 | MRFSS | ww | x | PROHIBITED |
*by Two-month Wave
Species Complex | Season | Mar-Apr | May-Jun | Jul-Aug | Sep-Oct | Nov-Dec | Jan-Feb | Total Reported | Annual Catch Limit | Units | Dataset | Percent of ACL | Current Status |
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Greater Amberjack | Mar 1 - Feb 29** | 323,212 | 307,645 | 192,845 | 2,617 | 36,563 | 72,286 | 935,168 | 1,167,837 | ww | MRFSS | 80% | CLOSED |
King Mackerel | Mar 1 - Feb 29** | 230,473 | 887,124 | 1,216,168 | 139,743 | 77,830 | 77,501 | 2,628,839 | 8,000,000 | As reported | CHTS | 33% | CLOSED |
Spanish Mackerel | Mar 1 - Feb 29** | 155,993 | 505,372 | 431,209 | 133,554 | 12,575 | 392,268 | 1,630,971 | 2,727,000 | As reported | CHTS | 60% | CLOSED |
Species Complex | Season | August | Sep-Oct | Nov-Dec | Jan-Feb | Mar-Apr | May-Jun | Jul | Total Reported | Annual Catch Limit (ww) | Dataset | Percent of ACL | Current Status |
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Yellowtail Snapper | Aug 1-Jul 31** | 29,637 | 17,364 | 63,349 | 204,885 | 30,088 | 112,331 | 35,078 | 492,732 | 1,440,990 | MRFSS | 34% | CLOSED |
Species Complex | Season | Apr | May-Jun | Jul-Aug | Sep-Oct | Nov-Dec | Jan-Feb | Mar | Total Reported | Annual Catch Limit (ww) | Dataset | Percent of ACL | Current Status |
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Black Sea Bass | Apr 1 - Mar 31** | 19,399 | 59,863 | 60,791 | 9,584 | 9,881 | 6,222 | 4,455 | 170,195 | 433,200 | CHTS | 39% | CLOSED |
*All landings include both MRFSS/MRIP and Headboat landings.
**Fishing seasons were modified in Regulatory Amendment 14 for black sea bass and greater amberjack. The fishing season for Yellowtail snapper was modified in Regulatory Amendment 25, which took effect on August 12, 2016.
ww: pounds whole weight; gw: pounds gutted weight; numbers: number of fish
Recreational Dataset: All landings are MRIP, except the following species are MRFSS: Black grouper, Red snapper, Goliath grouper, Nassau grouper, Speckled hind, and Warsaw grouper. The datasets used to monitor the recreational ACLs for some stocks were changed from MRFSS to the MRIP. The dataset to monitor the other stocks will be changed to MRIP in future amendments. Landings include MRIP or MRIP converted to MRFSS and headboat landings.
(a) There is a seasonal regulation in place; For a list of seasonal closures and harvest limitations, please visit South Atlantic Seasonal Closures and Harvest Limitations
(b) Deepwater Complex: yellowedge grouper, silk snapper, misty grouper, queen snapper, sand tilefish, blackfin snapper
(c) Grunts: White grunt, margate, sailor's choice, tomtate
(d) Jacks: Almaco jack, banded rudderfish, lesser amberjack
(e) Porgies: Jolthead, knobbed, saucereye, whitebone, scup
(f) Shallow Water Grouper: Red hind, rock hind, coney, graysby, yellowfin grouper, yellowmouth grouper
(g) Snappers: Gray, lane, cubera
(h) The red grouper recreational ACL was exceeded but the majority of these landings came north of Key West (Gulf of Mexico region). These Key West red grouper landings were not applied to the South Atlantic ACL and there is no closure at this time.
Source: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Quota Monitoring Program, Miami, Florida.
For additional information contact Mary Vara at 727-824-5305.
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