Current Fisheries Management Proclamations

  • COBIA - COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL – COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS
    FF-9-2024
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., Monday, January 1, 2024

  • COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL SHARK HARVEST – OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK RETENTION LIMIT REDUCED TO ZERO
    FF-22-2024
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

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

  • CRAB TRAWLING AND TAKING SHRIMP WITH NETS – ATLANTIC OCEAN AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN REGIONS
    SH-1-2023_NorthernShrimp and Crab Trawling_FINAL[40]_0.pdf
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., May 15, 2023
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  • CRAB TRAWLING AND TAKING SHRIMP WITH NETS – ATLANTIC OCEAN AND SOUTHERN REGION
    SH-2-2023
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., May 15, 2023
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  • DOLPHIN– RECREATIONAL VESSEL LIMIT – COASTAL FISHING WATERS
    FF-30-2022
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., Monday, May 2, 2022

  • FINFISH – AQUACULTURE OPERATIONS EXEMPTIONS
    FF-10-2022
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., January 14, 2022

  • FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS - ATLANTIC OCEAN
    FF-17-2024
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., April 1, 2024

  • FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL PURPOSES - INTERNAL COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS AND ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS. MAINTAINS CLOSURE FOR INTERNAL COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS
    FF-55-2023
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    11:00 A.M.  Wednesday November 1, 2023

  • FLOUNDER – RECREATIONAL - INTERNAL COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS AND ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS
    FF-31-2023
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., Friday, September 15, 2023

  • GILL NET RESTRICTIONS - INTERNAL COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS SOUTH OF MANAGEMENT UNIT A – MAINTAINS CLOSURE OF ALL MANAGEMENT UNITS TO THE USE OF GILL NETS WITH STRETCHED MESH LENGTH OF 4 INCHES THROUGH 6 ½ INCHES – REMOVES LARGE MESH SIZE ALLOWANCES
    M-7-2024(REVISED)
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., Monday, April 15, 2024

  • GILL NET RESTRICTIONS - JOINT FISHING WATERS – MAINTAINS WEEKEND GILL NET RESTRICTIONS
    M-1-2024
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., Monday, January 1, 2024

  • GILL NET RESTRICTIONS: ATLANTIC OCEAN WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE SHORELINE
    M-8-2019
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., Monday, April 22, 2019

  • GILL NETS AND SEINES – BOGUE SOUND - DEER AND SCHOOLHOUSE (ROCKY RUN) CREEKS USER CONFLICT RESOLUTION AREA
    M-6-2024
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M. April 15, 2024
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  • GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND AREA – INTERNAL COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS OF MANAGEMENT UNIT A – IMPLEMENTS SMALL MESH GILL NET ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND ALLOWS USE OF RUNAROUND, STRIKE, AND DROP GILL NETS WITH STRETCHED MESH LENGTH OF 5 ½ INCHES THR
    M-11-2024
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., Wednesday May 1, 2024
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  • GILL NETS – CURRITUCK SOUND – MARTINS POINT CONFLICT RESOLUTION AREA
    M-26-2016
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M. Friday, December 2, 2016
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