Press Releases
Releases – July 5, 2018
Three advisory committees to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will hold separate meetings in July to discuss whether concerns with the striped mullet stock warrant management changes in the fishery. […]
Releases – June 21, 2018
The spotted seatrout fishing season will reopen in North Carolina waters Friday, June 15. The recreational bag limit will be four-fish per person per day, and the minimum size limit […]
Releases – June 7, 2018
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently changed the way it conducts peer reviews of its stock assessments. The division now facilitates the peer review using in-person workshops. The peer […]
Releases – May 24, 2018
Beginning next summer, new gear configurations will be required in shrimp trawls used in some waters of the state. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted to require fishermen to use […]
Releases – May 10, 2018
The development of Amendment 2 to the N.C. Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan is underway and began with development of a regional stock assessment in late 2017. The Division of […]