The NC Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will hold its quarterly business meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Holiday Inn Resort Lumina, 1706 N Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. The meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed on YouTube. The one-day meeting will begin at 9 a.m. with a public comment period.
The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries’ (DMF) peer review workshop for the Blue Crab stock assessment ended today. The workshop session that was scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon tomorrow has been cancelled.
The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public informational meeting on establishing a new estuarine artificial reef in Albemarle Sound. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, 2026, in Room 110 at the College of the Albemarle, 205 US-64, Manteo, N.C. 27954.
The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, on proposed shellfish leases in Onslow County. The hearing will be held at the Holly Ridge Community Center, 404 Sound Road, Holly Ridge, N.C. 28445, and by Webex.
December 15, 2026, 6pm - 7pm
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on two proposed shellfish bottom and water column lease applications in Hyde County at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2026. The hearing will be held in person and virtually via Webex pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-202(f).
The 2027 commercial Spot season will close Jan. 1 through April 28 in Coastal and Joint Fishing Waters of the state, a change from dates set for the 2021-2026 commercial Spot season closures.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, on a proposed water column lease in Pamlico County. The hearing will be held at the Patsy H. Sadler Room of the Pamlico County Courthouse, 202 Main St., Bayboro, N.C. 28515, and through Webex.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a workshop Nov. 3-5 for independent experts to review the Blue Crab stock assessment. The workshop will be held at Craven Community College, Room CTC 118 DE, 800 College Court, New Bern 28562 and by Webex.
Jonathan Howell will be the new director of the NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF). Howell, currently the Deputy Director of the Division of Coastal Management (DCM), will take the helm at DMF Oct. 26.
November 17, 2026, 6pm - 7pm
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on five proposed shellfish bottom and/or water column lease applications in Onslow County at 6 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2026. The hearing will be held in person and virtually via Webex pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-202(f).
