The Marine Fisheries Commission is scheduled to meet November 19-20, 2025, in Wrightsville Beach, NC. The address for the hotel is:
Holiday Inn Resort Lumina, 1706 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, and at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20. The commission will hold public comment sessions at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, and at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20.
Meeting Agenda Overview
November 19, 2025
- Preliminary Matters
- Chairman's Report
- MFC Nominating Committee Report
- Director's Report
- License & Statistics Annual Report
- Information about the R/V Carolina Coast/Program 195
- Stock Assessments 101
- 6:00 P.M. Public Comment Period
November 20, 2025
- 9:00 A.M. Public Comment Period
- Remarks by DEQ Secretary Reid Wilson
- Rulemaking
- 2024-2025 Rulemaking Cycle Update
- 2025-2026 Rulemaking Cycle Update
- Vote on Final Approval to amend 15A NCAC 03I .0101, .0114, 03O .0501-.0503 for permit requirements
- Vote on Final Approval to amend 15A NCAC 03I .0101, 03O .0201, .0207, .0208, .0210 for conforming changes to franchise and shellfish lease requirements
- 2026-2027 Rulemaking Cycle Update
- Preliminary Atlantic bonito proposed rulemaking language
- Fishery Management Plan Updates
- Implementation of Adopted FMPs
- Upcoming FMPs
- Red Drum FMP Amendment 2
- Kingfishes FMP Amendment 1
- Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Update
- Fishery Management Plans
- Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan Amendment 3 Adaptive Management (Decision Document)
- Vote to select Amendment 3 adaptive management options
- History of Southern Flounder Management through Amendment 5
- Indicators for the North Carolina Southern Flounder Stock
- Estuarine Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2 Adaptive Management (Summary Document)
- Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan Amendment 3 Adaptive Management (Decision Document)
- Mandatory Harvest Reporting Demonstration
- Issues from Commissioners
- Meeting Assignments and Preview of Agenda Items for Next Meeting