Press Releases
MOREHEAD CITY – The recreational black sea bass fishing season will open May 15 in both federal and North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras. During the open season, the minimum […]
MOREHEAD CITYÂ –Â The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will conduct an application process to identify potential members for its Local Advisory Committees. Community members are needed for each […]
MOREHEAD CITY – The recreational cobia fishing season will open May 1 in North Carolina waters with new private vessel limits. During the open season, the minimum size limit will be […]
Weakfish have been in decline since the 1980s, despite harvest restrictions. Fisheries management, including harvest quotas for recreational and commercial sectors, rely heavily on available data on weakfish mortality, but […]
Changes to two marine fisheries rules are now in effect. One of the rules pertains to tarpon and the other to the transfer of Standard and Retired Standard Commercial Fishing […]