Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting

NOAA's Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) Advisory Council will hold its quarterly fall meeting on Nov. 12, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. (EST). The meeting will be held at the GRNMS Ocean Discovery Center at 340 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Savannah, Georgia.

The public is invited to attend in person or remotely through a GoToWebinar web link.

Key agenda items include an overview of the official Request for Information (RFI) published in the Federal Register in early November, inviting public comment on preliminary goals and objectives for GRNMS management over the next 10 years and any other recommendations regarding future management of the sanctuary. The superintendent will give a presentation about the RFI process identical to those delivered at multiple November public listening sessions from Brunswick, GA to Conway, SC. The council's Executive Committee will report its findings on whether any Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) recommendations submitted since 2014 require amendment due to new conditions or needs within the sanctuary. The council may take action to submit recommendations to NOAA in response to the RFI.