Marine Fisheries Commission Meetings

Meetings Overview
The MFC typically holds four business meetings a year, but may hold additional meetings if necessary. Three of the annual meetings are held in the coastal regions, with the fourth typically held in a central location. For the commission to conduct business there must be at least five of the nine members present, with at least one recreational member and one commercial member.
How to Participate
All MFC meetings are open to the public. You may attend in person, when possible, or virtually online. To provide comments for MFC consideration, you may complete the online form, submit comments by U.S. Mail or you may register to speak during the public comment period during the meeting. Please see the Meeting Materials and Details section below for more information on how to participate.
Upcoming Meeting Information
The Marine Fisheries Commission is tentatively scheduled to meet August 20-21, 2025 at the Hilton Raleigh North Hills in Raleigh, North Carolina. The address for the hotel is:
3415 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, N.C. 27609
Meeting Agenda Overview
August 20, 2025
- Preliminary Matters
- Chairman's Report
- Director's Report
- Rulemaking
- 2024-2025 Rulemaking Cycle Update
- 2025-2026 Rulemaking Cycle Update
- Biological Sampling: Fishery Dependent & Independent Programs
- Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan Amendment 3 Adaptive Management (Decision Document)
- 6:00 P.M. Public Comment Period
August 21, 2025
- Public Comment Period
- Atlantic Bonito Information Update (Memo)
- Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Report
- Vote on setting temporary cap on the number of licenses in the Eligibility Pool**
- FMP Annual Review
- Characterization of North Carolina’s Sheepshead Fisheries
- Characterization of North Carolina’s Black Drum Fisheries
- Fishery Management Plans
- Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Amendment 4 (Memo)
- Vote on Final Adoption of Amendment 4**
- Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Amendment 5
- Commission input on management issues/topics for inclusion in draft plan
- Central/Southern Management Area Striped Bass Data Analysis (Decision Document)
- Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Amendment 4 (Memo)
- Issues from Commissioners
- Meeting Assignments and Preview of Agenda Items for Next Meeting
The Marine Fisheries Commission is tentatively scheduled to meet November 19-21, 2025.