Oversight of the SEDAR Program is provided by the SEDAR Steering Committee. This Committee oversees the overall process and project scheduling. A number of agencies, or ‘Cooperators’, are involved in the SEDAR process. These agencies include: the South Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils (respectively SAFMC, CFMC, and GMFMC); NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC); NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (SERO); NOAA Fisheries Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Division; and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions (ASMFC and GSMFC). Each Cooperator listed above is represented on the Steering Committee. Specific members include: the NOAA Fisheries SEFSC Director; the NOAA Fisheries Regional Administrator; the Executive Directors and Chairmen of the three Regional Councils; the HMS Division Chief; and the Executive Directors of the ASMFC and GSMFC.
The next SEDAR Steering Committee Meeting will be held held in-person, Fall 2023.
Briefing book materials for the current meeting will be provided below when available, followed by final meeting reports.
Briefing Book Materials
Final Committee Reports
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – February 2023
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – September 2022
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – May 2022
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – October 2021
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – May 2021
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – October 2020
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – May 2020
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – September 2019
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – August 2019
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – May 2019
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – September 2018
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – May 2018
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – September 2017
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – May 2017
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – September 2016
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – May 2016
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – October 2015
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – September 2015
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – October 2014
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – June 2014
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – January 2014
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – October 2013
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – February 2013
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – August 2012
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – May 2012
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – October 2011
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – May 2011
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – March 2011
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – October 2010
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – May 2009
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – June 2008
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – May 2008
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – February 2007
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – October 2006
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – August 2006
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – April 2006
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – August 2005
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – February 2005
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – May 2004
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – April 2004
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – January 2004
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – November 2003
- Steering Committee Meeting Summary – August 2003