[caption id="attachment_13158" align="alignright" width="461"] (Carter, pictured fourth from left)[/caption] 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 of the...
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 the right thing” for the resource. “Without change, the outlook for the state’s...
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 that reallocates a portion of the unused recreational harvest, Secretary...
Opinion By Dick Hamilton NC Camo Coordinator Squandered Opportunities...
In its first effort to stop the imminent collapse of Southern flounder stocks, the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission at its August 23 meeting adopted the recommendations of N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries biologists that will include seasonal harvest closures for both recreational and commercial fishermen...
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Aug. 21-23 at the Doubletree by Hilton University Brownstone, 1707 Hillsborough St., Raleigh. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Aug. 21, at 9 a.m. Aug. 22, and at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 23. Public comment periods will be held at...
Editor's note: This story appeared in The Reel News, which covers outdoor issues in the Pacific Northwest By Jim Tuggle I read somewhere in the past few weeks, that Washington Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind proclaimed that “Gillnets are specie specific”. This statement has been eating...
Striped mullet landings rebounded in 2018, reads the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries annual stock survey that also found no indication of risk to spotted sea trout. The DMF is continuing efforts to make its annual stock overview both easier to navigate and more informative for the...
As the General Assembly winds down its business for the current long session, no additio nal action has been taken on House Bill 483, Let Them Spawn. The bill passed the House and was sent to the Senate on June 21st. It was originally referred from...
[caption id="attachment_9613" align="alignright" width="599"] Rocky Carter, far right, helps volunteers build the Oyster Highway in the New River near Jacksonville.[/caption] The North Carolina Wildlife Federation announced the winners of the 56th Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards today and CCA NC Legacy Life Member and Executive Board...
