Eastern Oyster Management Information

Eastern Oyster Annual Update

Eastern Oyster FMP Amendment 5

Eastern Oyster FMP Amendment 5 Flyer

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) adopted Amendment 5 to the Eastern Oyster Fishery Management Plan at its May 2025 business meeting. Stock status is unknown due to insufficient data to conduct a traditional stock assessment. Recreational landings and fishing effort are unknown and cannot be quantified from the voluntary recreational survey.

The goal of the N.C. Eastern Oyster FMP is to manage the oyster resource in such a way as to enhance oyster populations that provide long-term harvest and continue to offer protection and ecological benefits to North Carolina's estuaries.