Current Fisheries Management Proclamations

  • RESEARCH SANCTUARY- ATLANTIC OCEAN – DARE COUNTY – COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LABORATORY, FIELD RESEARCH FACILITY
    RS-3-2026_FRF_Aocean_Final_7.pdf
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., May 15, 2026

    MAP

  • 2026-2027 OYSTER HAND HARVEST RESTRICTIONS
    SF-1-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    Sunrise, October 15, 2026

    MAPSSF-1-2026

  • ATLANTIC CROAKER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – CLOSURE
    FF-51-2025
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., December 16, 2025

  • ATLANTIC CROAKER – HOOK AND LINE OR FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES – CREEL LIMITS
    FF-24-2021
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., Thursday, April 15, 2021

  • BLACK DRUM - RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL
    FF-73-2013
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., Wednesday, January 1, 2014

  • BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN – NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS
    FF-6-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., January 1, 2026

  • BLACK SEA BASS – RECREATIONAL – NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS – 2026 RECREATIONAL SEASON, SIZE, AND CREEL LIMITS
    FF-24-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., May 1, 2026

  • BLUEFISH – COMMERCIAL – COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS
    FF-23-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., April 13, 2026

  • BLUEFISH – RECREATIONAL – COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS
    FF-1-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., Thursday, January 1, 2026

  • CALICO SCALLOP – ATLANTIC OCEAN - CLOSURE
    SF-4-2024
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., May 31, 2024

  • CHANNEL NETS – INTERNAL COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS
    M-12-2024
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    effective at 12:01 A.M., May 15, 2024

  • COBIA – COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL – COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS
    FF-4-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., January 1, 2026

  • CRAB SPAWNING SANCTUARY - GEAR AND HARVEST RESTRICTIONS – TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF RULES
    M-13-2024 Shrimp Amendment 2 Crab Spawning Sanctuaries_FINAL_0.pdf
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., June 20, 2024

  • CRAB TRAWLING AND TAKING SHRIMP WITH NETS – ATLANTIC OCEAN AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN REGIONS
    SH-1-2024
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

     12:01 A.M., June 20, 2024
    Map Package

  • CRAB TRAWLING AND TAKING SHRIMP WITH NETS – ATLANTIC OCEAN AND SOUTHERN REGION
    SH-2-2024
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., June 20, 2024
    Map Package