October 29, 2026, 10:30am - 11:30am
The NC Division of Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 29 by conference call. This meeting was previously scheduled for Oct. 14.
October 14, 2026, 6pm - 7pm
The NC Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 W, Morehead City.
October 22, 2026, 6pm - 8pm
The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries’ scoping period provides fishermen and other stakeholders an opportunity to share ideas on potential management strategies for the scheduled comprehensive review of the N.C. Red Drum Fishery Management Plan
October 20, 2026, 6pm - 8pm
The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries’ will hold a scoping meeting, providing fishermen and other stakeholders an opportunity to share ideas on potential management strategies for the scheduled comprehensive review of the N.C. Red Drum Fishery Management Plan.
October 15, 2026, 6pm - 8pm
The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries’ will hold a scoping meeting, providing fishermen and other stakeholders an opportunity to share ideas on potential management strategies for the scheduled comprehensive review of the N.C. Red Drum Fishery Management Plan.
October 13, 2026, 6pm - 8pm
The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will hold four scoping meetings providing fishermen and other stakeholders an opportunity to share ideas on potential management strategies for the scheduled comprehensive review of the N.C. Red Drum Fishery Management Plan.
The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will collect Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) carcasses from recreational fishermen during the 2026 federal recreational Red Snapper fishing season, held Oct. 9-11. The carcasses will be used for research purposes.
The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries’ scoping period for Red Drum begins today, providing fishermen and other stakeholders an opportunity to share ideas on potential management strategies for the scheduled comprehensive review of the N.C. Red Drum Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
Red Drum is North Carolina’s official state saltwater fish, and a popular one at that. Those who fish for Red Drum, also known as puppy drum, redfish, bull drum and channel bass, should save the dates for an upcoming scoping period, which includes four public meetings.
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has fixed a technical issue with the Observer Trip Scheduling System (OTSS) that had been affecting the system’s automated fisherman selection and confirmation number notifications.
