Black sea bass season opens Feb. 1 north of Hatteras
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…
Author: Rip Woodin
Bluefish limit another example of stock mismanagement, says CCA NC
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 fishery from Florida to Maine….
Bluefish creel limit drops to three fish per person, per day
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…
New slot limit for ocean caught stripers starts Jan. 1
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…
Gill net restriction saved Neuse River stripers
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…
Feds plan tough, new restrictions on recreational bluefish harvest
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…
DMF seeks public input for new Southern flounder amendment
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…
Giving Tuesday is a chance to do Good Deeds
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…
Rocky Carter named N.C. Wildlife Federation ‘Sportsman of Year’
The North Carolina Wildlife Federation announced the winners of the 56th Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards and CCA NC Legacy Life Member and Executive Board Vice-President Rocky Carter has been honored as the 2018 Sportsman…
Laughridge reflects on MFC; sees fisheries future as bleak
By Rip Woodin CCA NC Editor After spending six years on the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission, Chuck Laughridge doesn’t feel he accomplished much and is frustrated by the failure of all stakeholders to “do…
DMF gives rec’s Spanish mackerel allocation to commercial fishermen
The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC) had ordered the commercial harvest of Spanish mackerel closed after commercial fishermen had reached their harvest quota in the northern zone on August 24, 2019. In a move…
N.C. Wildlife Federation slams MFC for failing to act
Opinion By Dick Hamilton NC Camo Coordinator Squandered Opportunities…Again In the face of staggering data documenting the decline in spot, grey trout, and croaker, the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) in late August voted against…