Press Releases
Fifteen lucky participants won $100 each in a yearly drawing held by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Multi-Species Tagging Program. The tagging program randomly selected tag numbers from over […]
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries today announced that the 2022 recreational flounder season will open at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 1 and close at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 30. The season […]
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified the first state record Graysby Grouper (Cephalopholis cruentata). George O. Dale, of Wilmington, caught the 2-pound, 3-ounce fish about 40 miles outside […]
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program completed several reef enhancements during the last weeks in May. The program completed the disposal of the old Oregon Inlet bridge, […]
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified the first state record Pompano Dolphinfish (Coryphaena equiselis), and it may break the world record. Charles Kenneth Noonan, of Sumter, SC, caught […]