Press Releases
In the week leading up to the July 4 holiday, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, codifying the elimination of de minimis beginning in 2027. […]
Do you have questions about new management measures passed in the Oyster and Hard Clam Fishery Management Plan amendments? The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries staff […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries withdrew the proposed bottomfishing closure from Amendment 59 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic. While […]
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified a new state record for Almaco Jack (Seriola rivoliana). Warren Poirier, of Charles City, Virginia, […]
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Division of Marine Fisheries recently established a new state record for Bulleye (Cookeolus japonicus). Jody Hopkins, of Grimesland, caught the 5-pound, […]