Topics Related to Marine Fisheries

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee will meet by web conference on Oct. 11 at 1 p.m.

The Habitat and Water Quality Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on October 26, 2022.

The Shellfish/Crustacean Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on October 25, 2022.

The Finfish Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on October 20, 2022.

The Southern Regional Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on October 19, 2022.

The Northern Regional Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on October 18, 2022.

The commercial flounder season is closing for mobile gears in internal coastal waters statewide. Additionally, a flounder trip limit is established for the Pound Net Northern Management Area.

The Division of Marine Fisheries is developing Amendment 2 to the N.C. Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The division will hold a public scoping period Sept. 26 to Oct. 7 to solicit public input on potential management strategies for the upcoming amendment and discuss stakeholder priorities. Scoping is the best opportunity for the public to inform the plan.

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee will meet by web conference on Oct. 11 at 1 p.m.

More than $7.6 million in federal financial relief is on its way to eligible members of fishing industries that sustained income losses or damages from Hurricane Florence.