Red Drum Management Information

 Red Drum Annual Update

The regional benchmark stock assessment (North Carolina through New Jersey), completed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in 2024, indicated the northern stock is not overfished and overfishing is not occurring, though concerning trends are developing. In response to stock assessment results, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Sciaenid's Management Board initiated Draft Addendum II to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Red Drum. The Draft Addendum will consider changes to the management programs for the southern (South Carolina to Florida) and northern (New Jersey to North Carolina) stocks of red drum.  For more information, contact Cara Kowalchyk at Cara.Kowalchyk@deq.nc.gov.