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The Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP) Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) works with the Leadership Council on Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) implementation and meaningful community-led engagement activities. The Committee aims to engage regional communities and organizations in decision-making in order to represent diverse perspectives within the estuary. 

The Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP) Science & Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) provides scientific and technical guidance to the Partnership on measures to restore and protect the natural resources of the Albemarle-Pamlico region. The STAC hosts meetings every four to six months to discuss a variety of topics pertinent to APNEP activities. Recent topics include, but are not limited to ecosystem-based management, ecosystem modeling, and understanding community need and hazards.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on two proposed shellfish bottom and water column lease applications in Hyde County at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2026. The hearing will be held in person and virtually via Webex pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-202(f).

Purpose: To receive comments on the proposed revisions to and readoption of 15A NCAC 02A, Organization of Environmental Management Commission, and 15A NCAC 02I, Hearings. Also, to receive comment on the accompanying regulatory impact analyses (RIAs) for the proposed rule actions.

Additional background information is available in the public notice announcement attached below.

This meeting will take place via MSTeams and in room 2301 at the NC DEQ office (217 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27603) from 11:00-12:00 on October 30, 2026. 

Attendees must check in at the front desk with a government-issued ID and obtain a visitor pass to participate in-person.  The meeting link is contained within the agenda.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on five proposed shellfish bottom and/or water column lease applications in Onslow County at 6 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2026. The hearing will be held in person and virtually via Webex pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-202(f).

Purpose: To receive comments on the proposed readoption of air quality rules in 15A NCAC 02D .0100, .0200, .0300, .2000, and .2200 and the associated regulatory impact analysis (RIA). These are referred to as the “Group 1” rules. 

Additional background information is available in the public notice announcement attached below.