After Major Trial Court Victory for Coastal Fisheries, Appellate Court Hears State's Request for "Immunity" from Lawsuit A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals heard arguments last week in the lawsuit brought by a group of 86 citizen plaintiffs and the Coastal Conservation...
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will collect red snapper carcasses from recreational fishermen during the upcoming red snapper-mini season. The division has set up four temporary freezer locations, in addition to the eight carcass collection locations available throughout the year, where recreational fishermen can take...
[caption id="attachment_19500" align="alignright" width="455"] Pier fishing for spot in the early 1970s was an annual event.[/caption] The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries took action Tuesday, March 30, intending to improve the dire situation with the inshore spot and Atlantic croaker fisheries in coastal waters, but when...
By David Sneed CCA NC Executive Director The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission met in November by webinar to cover a wide variety of coastal marine resource issues. The agenda included further discussion on a variety of options for the Division of Marine Fisheries to explore as a...
Two CCA NC sponsored fishing tournaments, the youth Fishing For The Future contest and the first Inshore Open, generated good times and excitement, a brief respite from the worries of the pandemic. We had a great time seeing all of our young fishing friends and their...
Country superstar Kenny Chesney continues in his role as honorary board member for the Building Conservation Trust, the national marine habitat program of the Coastal Conservation Association. Chesney has been involved with BCT and its work supporting projects and scientific efforts that revitalize and restore...
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking input from the public on a draft spending plan for $7.7 million in federal fisheries disaster aid for Hurricane Florence. The spending plan must be approved by NOAA Fisheries for the state to receive the funding. The draft...
“Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching- even when doing the wrong thing is legal.” ― Aldo Leopold By Joe Neely CCA NC Western Regional Director After a tumultuous past few decades around fisheries issues in North Carolina, these wise words from...
CCA NC will hold an Inshore Slam Tournament Series beginning July 9 – 23, 2020, in Wilmington, N.C., then moving to Morehead City, N.C., September 5 – 19, 2020, Executive Director David Sneed announced. “We wanted to give the Weekend Warriors plenty of time to get...
Division of Marine Fisheries Director Steve Murphey has announced that the 2020 recreational flounder season will be Aug. 16 through Sept. 30 for internal and ocean waters of the state. The minimum size limit will remain at 15 inches total length, and the creel limit will...
