Press Releases
Releases – September 12, 2013
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission took action last week on several issues impacting commercial and recreational fishermen, including votes on two petitions for rulemaking. The commission voted to: (1) Deny […]
Releases – August 29, 2013
The “On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink and Drive” campaign enters its final holiday period of 2013 with the Labor Day weekend. This multi-agency initiative is designed to […]
Releases – August 22, 2013
For the second year, the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will collect red snapper carcasses from recreational fishermen during the upcoming red snapper mini-season, Aug. 23-25. The division has set […]
Releases – August 15, 2013
The Commission’s South Atlantic State-Federal Fisheries Management Board approved two addenda–Addendum I to the Omnibus Amendment to the Interstate Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for Spanish Mackerel, Spot, and Spotted Seatrout, […]
Releases – August 8, 2013
The dates for the long-anticipated 2013 opening of the red snapper mini-season in the South Atlantic were recently announced by NOAA Fisheries. The fishery has been closed since January 2010 […]