Topics Related to Marine Fisheries

MEDIA ADVISORY: Commercial Fishing Resource Funding Committees to meet Dec. 8

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Resource Fund Committee and the Funding Committee for the N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Fund will meet jointly by web conference on Dec. 8 at 6 p.m.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Marine Fisheries Commission to meet Nov. 16-18 in Emerald Isle

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in-person Nov. 16-18 at the Islander Hotel, 102 Islander Drive, in Emerald Isle. The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube.

Joint Meeting of the Commercial Fishing Resource Funding Committees

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Resource Fund Committee and the Funding Committee for the N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Fund will meet jointly at 6 p.m. on December 8.

Marine Fisheries Commission Quarterly Business Meeting

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in-person Nov. 16-18 at the Islander Hotel, 102 Islander Drive, in Emerald Isle. The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube.

Public Comment Period for November Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting

The Marine Fisheries Commission will hold in-person public comment sessions at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, and near the beginning of the meeting on Thursday, Aug. 18. Public comment will not be taken through web conference.

Public hearing for two marine fisheries proposed rules will be rescheduled

A public hearing for two marine fisheries proposed rules that was scheduled for last night did not occur due to a technical problem. The hearing will be rescheduled and announced at a later date.

Fall 2022 recreational striped bass season will open Nov. 1 in the Albemarle Sound

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries today announced that the fall 2022 recreational striped bass season in the Albemarle Sound Management Area will open Nov. 1 and close when the quota has been reached, or Dec. 31, 2022, whichever comes first.

North Carolina’s 2022 commercial flounder season closing statewide in internal coastal waters

North Carolina’s 2022 commercial flounder fishing season in internal waters is coming to an end. The commercial flounder season is closing because the total allowable landings of flounder from internal coastal waters is nearly caught.

Commercial flounder season closing for pound nets in Central Management Area on Oct. 21; Northern Management Area remains open to gigs and hook-and-line

The commercial flounder season will close at 6:00 p.m. on Oct. 21 in the Pound Net Central Management Area. Additionally, flounder pound net sets in this area must be rendered inoperable by 6:00 p.m. on Oct. 21 during the closed flounder season.

Water quality swimming advisory lifted for sound-side site in Dare County

State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory at a sound-side site in Dare County.