Press Releases
New 2021 Harvest Seasons Established for Striped Bass on the Roanoke River…
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 15, 2021) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission issued a proclamation outlining significant changes to the 2021 striped bass harvest season in the Roanoke River Management Area. Striped bass open harvest dates will […]
Stricter harvest restrictions will take effect Jan. 1, 2021 for the commercial and recreational striped bass…
Stricter harvest restrictions will take effect Jan. 1, 2021 for the commercial and recreational striped bass fisheries in the Albemarle Sound Management Area. The reduced harvest is needed to end […]
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding the public to report any cold stunned spotted seatrout…
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding the public to report any cold stunned spotted seatrout they may see in North Carolina coastal waters. During the winter, spotted seatrout […]
Releases – December 2020
A recreational fishing group has dropped a lawsuit that claimed without evidence that the state fisheries agency is violating the federal Clean Water Act in its management of shrimp trawling […]
Releases – November 2020
In a press release from the US Department of Justice, the DOJ announced that a North Carolina seafood processor pleaded guilty to selling at least $250,000 retail market value of […]