Topics Related to Marine Fisheries

MEDIA ADVISORY: Commercial Fishing Resource Funding Committees to meet March 3

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 March 3 at 3 p.m.

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 by web conference on Mar. 3 at 3:00 p.m.

Funds totaling more than $4.3 million distributed to eligible fishing stakeholders for COVID relief

More than $4.3 million in financial relief is on its way to eligible members of the fishing industries who sustained income losses from March to December of 2020 due to COVID-19.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Marine Fisheries Commission to meet Feb. 23-25 in New Bern

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in-person Feb. 23-25 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel New Bern Riverfront, 100 Middle St, New Bern. The meeting also will be livestreamed on YouTube.

Marine Fisheries Commission Public Comment Period

The commission will hold in-person public comment sessions at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23 and near the beginning of the meeting on Thursday, Feb. 24. Public comment will not be taken through web conference.

The following information pertains to in-person public comment:

State certifies new state record Speckled Trout

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record speckled trout (Cynoscion nebulosus) that bests a fish that held the title for more than 60 years.

Marine Fisheries Commission Quarterly Business Meeting

Meeting Agenda

MEDIA ADVISORY: Peer review workshop for striped mullet stock assessment scheduled

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a second workshop by webinar Feb. 8-9 with scientists to review the draft assessment of the North Carolina striped mullet stock.

Striped Mullet Peer Review Workshop

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a second workshop by webinar February 8-9 with scientists to review the draft assessment of the North Carolina striped mullet stock.

REMINDER: Fisheries ask public to report cold stunned trout

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries wants to remind the public to report any cold stunned spotted seatrout they may see in North Carolina coastal waters.