Press Releases
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing…
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board will meet by teleconference at 10:30 a.m. on April 5. The board will consider license applications that […]
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently…
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified a new state record Common Thresher (Alopias vulpinus). Steven Viltoft, of Southport, caught the 589-pound, 1-ounce shark near the Knuckle Buoy off […]
Adaptive Management under Amendment 3…
Adaptive Management under Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan allows for a March 1 to April 15 recreational season for ocellated flounder in the Atlantic Ocean if […]
A recreational spring season for ocellated flounder will not occur in…
A recreational spring season for ocellated (Gulf and summer) flounder will not occur in 2023, as preliminary data from the 2022 recreational flounder season (Sept. 1-30, 2022) indicates that removals […]
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Executive Director, Cameron Ingram…
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Executive Director, Cameron Ingram, has signed a proclamation outlining the 2023 striped bass harvest season in the Roanoke River Management Area. The entire Roanoke River […]