Topics Related to Marine Fisheries

N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries license sales through the Elizabeth City Office will be closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the remainder of 2020.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a workshop by webinar over several days in October with the southern flounder fishery management plan advisory committee to review draft Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan.

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is accepting public comment on proposed amendments and re-adoption of 50 rules under a state-mandated periodic review schedule.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing by webinar on proposed shellfish leases in Pender County at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ spending plan for federal CARES Act fisheries assistance has been approved by NOAA Fisheries. The state now awaits notification from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission that the $5.4 million has been awarded.

The commercial flounder season opens soon, and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding gill net fishermen that one of the conditions for the Estuarine Gill Net Permit (EGNP) is to allow division staff to observe gill net operations.

N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries license sales through the Department of Environmental Quality’s Wilmington Regional Office will be closed Friday, Sept. 11.

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is looking for commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists, and other interested parties to sit on various fisheries advisory committees.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing by webinar on proposed shellfish leases in Onslow County at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board will meet by teleconference at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 20.