The Division of Marine Fisheries announced during the Marine Fisheries Commission meeting recently, that the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality had directed the DMF to conduct a thorough review of the regulations governing the use of small mesh gill nets in North Carolina...
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Feb. 19-21 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, 203 South Front St., New Bern. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday with public comment then resume on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. and conclude Friday morning starting...
The recreational black sea bass fishing season will open Feb. 1 in federal and North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras. The minimum size limit will be 12.5 inches total length (tip of the snout to the tip of the tail), and the bag limit will...
[caption id="attachment_15210" align="alignright" width="298"] A Chamber of Commerce bluefish saves the day for anglers otherwise shut out[/caption] Our Opinion In mid-December 2019, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) recommended and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) approved, new recreational fishing regulations for the 2020 Atlantic bluefish...
The creel limit for recreationally-caught bluefish will decrease on Feb. 1 in North Carolina coastal waters to three fish per person, per day for anglers fishing from the shore, pier, private vessel, or in any way other than with a for-hire operation, according to a press...
A slot limit for recreationally-caught striped bass will go into effect Jan. 1 in North Carolina ocean waters. Fishermen will be allowed to possess one striped bass per person per day that is at least 28 inches and less than 35 inches total length (fishermen may...
We received an encouraging message and pictures from a Pamlico River fisherman this weekend, said CCA NC Executive Director David Sneed. “I wanted to share with you some of the dividends from your striped bass conservation efforts,” the angler wrote. “I cannot ever recall catching this...
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Bluefish Management Board will adopt 2020 recreational bluefish regulations for the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida at their joint meeting in Annapolis, MD, this week. The latest stock assessment found that...
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking input from the public on potential management strategies for an upcoming amendment to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan. Fishermen and other stakeholders are encouraged to provide input by either attending one of three scoping meetings or providing...
By David Sneed CCA NC Executive Director Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: A day that encourages people to do good deeds. Over the past seven years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to...
