Topics Related to Marine Fisheries

MEDIA ADVISORY: Commercial Fishing Resource Funding committees to meet Jan. 14

The N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Funding Committee will meet jointly with the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Fishing Resource Fund Committee at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Washington Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington.

The two committees are scheduled to review and vote on recurring funding opportunities from the Commercial Fishing Resource Fund.

Reminder: Division of Marine Fisheries begins scoping period on shrimp

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking input from the public on potential management strategies for an upcoming amendment to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan.

The amendment will examine management strategies to further reduce bycatch of non-target species in the shrimp trawl fishery and potential changes to existing shrimp management strategies.

Fishermen and other stakeholders are encouraged to provide input by either attending one of three scoping meetings or providing written comments.

Division of Marine Fisheries Artificial Reef Program sinks tugboat off Dare County

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program, in partnership with the Oregon Inlet Artificial Reef Committee, sank the first of three tugboats off the coast of Pea Island on Monday.

 

Recreational creel limit decreases for bluefish

The creel limit for recreationally-caught bluefish will decrease on Feb. 1 in North Carolina coastal waters. 

MEDIA ADVISORY: Commercial Fishing Resource Funding committees to meet Jan. 14

The N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Funding Committee will meet jointly with the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Fishing Resource Fund Committee at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Washington Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington.

The two committees are scheduled to review and vote on recurring funding opportunities from the Commercial Fishing Resource Fund.