Topics Related to Marine Fisheries

The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries is hosting a series of public outreach meetings to train fishermen on the Observer Trip Scheduling System (OTSS). The OTSS is an automated system that will be used to schedule observer trips for Estuarine Gill Net Permit (EGNP) holders in North Carolina.
The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries is hosting a series of public outreach meetings to train fishermen on the Observer Trip Scheduling System (OTSS). The OTSS is an automated system that will be used to schedule observer trips for Estuarine Gill Net Permit (EGNP) holders in North Carolina.
The Habitat and Water Quality Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on January 15, 2025.
The Shellfish/Crustacean Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on January 9, 2025.
The Southern Regional Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on January 8, 2025.
The Northern Regional Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on January 7, 2025.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting public comment on the draft Eastern Oyster Fishery Management Plan Amendment 5 and draft Hard Clam Fishery Management Plan Amendment 3.
Twelve middle school-aged cadets are learning what it is like to work as a N.C. Marine Patrol officer this week at the 2024 North Carolina Marine Patrol Junior Academy taking place at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries in Morehead City.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program sank a 55-foot trawler at AR-305, off Cape Lookout, last week.
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission this week chose preferred management measures for the N.C. Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan Amendment 1 that merged recommendations from its advisory committees, as well as public comment, with proposals from the Division of Marine Fisheries.