Current Fisheries Management Proclamations

  • POTS OPEN – PROVISIONAL POT AREAS IN INTERNAL COASTAL FISHING WATERS OF PAMLICO SOUND AND PAMLICO, BAY, AND NEUSE RIVERS
    PT-2-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., Monday, June 1, 2026, until 11:59 P.M., Monday, November 30, 2026

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  • RED DRUM - COMMERCIAL – HARVEST RESTRICTIONS
    FF-33-2022 (REVISED)
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., Sunday, May 22, 2022

  • RESEARCH SANCTUARY- HEWLETT’S CREEK - UNC-WILMINGTON
    RS-1-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., January 29, 2026

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  • RESEARCH SANCTUARY- MYRTLE GROVE SOUND - UNC-WILMINGTON
    RS-2-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., January 29, 2026

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  • RESEARCH SANCTUARY- TOPSAIL SOUND – UNC-WILMINGTON
    RS-4-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., July 23, 2026

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  • RULE SUSPENSION – FLOUNDER POUND NETS – INTERNAL COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS - ESCAPE PANEL REQUIREMENTS
    M-16-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

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

  • RULE SUSPENSION – GILL NET RESTRICTIONS - INTERNAL COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS SOUTH OF MANAGEMENT UNIT A FOR GILL NETS WITH A STRETCHED MESH LENGTH LESS THAN 4 INCHES – OPENS MANAGEMENT UNITS B AND C.
    M-18-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., September 14, 2026

  • SCUP – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN- NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS – OPENING OF WINTER II PERIOD
    FF-39-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

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

  • SCUP – RECREATIONAL – NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS – DECREASES CREEL LIMIT
    FF-18-2024
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

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

  • SHAD – COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL – COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN – TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF RULES
    FF-8-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

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

  • SHARK – COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL - OPENING DATE AND HARVEST RESTRICTIONS
    FF-3-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

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

  • SHEEPSHEAD – RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL – COASTAL AND JOINT FISHING WATERS
    FF-16-2026
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., March 16, 2026

  • SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREA
    SF-3-2011
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    6:00 A.M., Monday, February 7, 2011

  • SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREAS (Closures: New River, Alligator Bay)
    SF-4-2014
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    sunrise, Saturday, May 31, 2014

  • SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREAS – MOUTH OF NEUSE RIVER AND BRANT ISLAND SHOAL, PAMLICO SOUND
    SF-3-2024_SMA-MouthNeuse-BrantIsland-FINAL.pdf
    Issued Date:
    Effective Date:

    12:01 A.M., April 8, 2024
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