Press Releases
Operators of recreational vessels less than 26 feet in length will be required to use an engine cut-off switch (ECOS) and associated ECOS link (ECOSL) as of…
Operators of recreational vessels less than 26 feet in length will be required to use an engine cut-off switch (ECOS) and associated ECOS link (ECOSL) as of April 1, 2021, […]
Division of Marine Fisheries seeks input on draft spending plan for additional federal COVID-19 fisheries relief…
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking input from the public on a draft spending plan for $4.5 million in federal fisheries relief that Congress approved in […]
Vessel Registration Increase May Result in More Boats on the Water…
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 20, 2021) – National Safe Boating Week is May 22 – 28 and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is urging the public to make safety a top […]
Don’t Drink and Boat. Don’t Drink and Drive. State agencies…
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 19   , 2021) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, N.C. Highway Patrol and Mothers Against Drunk Driving will kick off the annual “On the Road, On the Water, Don’t […]
Assistance totaling more than $5.2 million distributed to eligible fishing stakeholders for COVID relief…
MOREHEAD CITY – More than $5.2 million in financial assistance is on its way to eligible members of the fishing industries who sustained income losses in the spring of 2020 due […]