The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries reminds fishermen that the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold its Lines of Communication meetings in North Carolina next week.
Lines of Communication is a new council initiative to build relationships with fisheries stakeholders and provide an opportunity for mutual sharing of information. The meetings allow attendees to provide their perspectives to local council members, council staff and other fishery participants. The meetings will be held in-person along the South Atlantic coast.
North Carolina Lines meetings schedule:
| Bolivia | March 23 | 6-8 p.m. Brunswick County Sandifer Administration Building 30 Government Center Drive NE Bolivia, NC 28422 | Morehead City | March 24 | 6-8 p.m. NC Division of Marine Fisheries Central District Office 5285 Highway 70 West Morehead City, NC 28557 |
| Hatteras | March 25 | 6-8 p.m. Hatteras Civic Center 57688 NC- Hatteras Highway Hatteras, NC 27943 | Manteo | March 26 | 6-8 p.m. Virginia S. Tillett Community Center 950 Marshall C Collins Drive Manteo, NC 27954 |
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional fishery management councils in the United States that manages fisheries in federal waters. The South Atlantic Council is responsible for the conservation and management of fishery resources in federal waters ranging from 3 to 200 miles off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and east Florida. It manages species such as Dolphin, Wahoo, mackerels, snapper and grouper.
The Division encourages those interested in these federally managed species to attend one of the Lines of Communication meetings.
For more information, contact Christina Curtis at Christina.Wiegand@safmc.net or 843-302-8437.