Press Releases

The North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission will meet in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh NC 27603, on May 2, 2023. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m.

The Division of Marine Fisheries is hosting a series of public outreach meetings to provide updates and gather input on the development and implementation of an automated system that will be used to schedule observer trips for the estuarine anchored gill-net fishery in North Carolina.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is accepting project solicitation forms for new lead service line replacement funding. The Division of Water Infrastructure will hold an informational webinar on May 4 to provide additional information to potential applicants.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on proposed shellfish leases in Carteret County at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. The hearing will be held in-person at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City and by WebEx.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries began renewing commercial fishing, seafood dealer, and for-hire licenses and permits today.

The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet Tuesday, April 18, at 2:00 p.m. and Wednesday, April 19 at 9:00 a.m. at the New Hanover County Library Main Branch in Wilmington. The public may listen to the meeting online or by phone.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is conducting a survey to collect information and input to improve its engagement strategies.

State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory for an ocean-side swimming area in Dare County.

An advisory against swimming was posted today at an ocean-side site in Dare County, where state officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards.