Topics Related to Marine Fisheries

A fun day led to a big win for one Carteret County youngster who attended Saturday’s Bicentennial Jamboree at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ office in Morehead City.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is launching a new license and vessel registration system July 1. As part of the transition to the new system, hunting and fishing licenses — including Coastal Recreational Fishing Licenses — and vessel registrations will be unavailable for purchase from 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 27 to 8 a.m. Saturday, July 1.

Learn more about the Bicentennial JamboreeOn June 10, the campus at the Division of Marine Fisheries Morehead City Headquarters Office will transform into a celebration of 200 years of state marine fisheries management and conservation in North Carolina.With more than 30 exhibits and food trucks, there will be lots to see and do. Just to name a few:

A lifetime of fishing awaits one lucky youth who attends the upcoming N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Bicentennial Jamboree. Neuse Sport Shop has volunteered to sponsor a Jamboree Passport raffle, and the prize is a Lifetime Coastal Recreational Fishing License!

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission acted today approving supplemental management measures to address overfishing of striped mullet in state waters.

A new slot limit for recreationally-caught striped bass will go into effect June 1 in North Carolina ocean waters to comply with action taken by the Atlantic State’s Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified a new state record Mangrove Snapper, or gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus).

The N.C. Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 31 by web conference.

The N.C. Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 31 by web conference. The public may join the web conference by computer or phone. Additionally, a listening station will be available at DEQ’s Wilmington Regional Office, 127 Cardinal Dr. Ext., Wilmington.

Three weeks from Saturday, on June 10, the campus at the Morehead City Headquarters Office will transform into a celebration of 200 years of state marine fisheries management and conservation in North Carolina.