01 Sep N.C. Wildlife Federation slams MFC for failing to act
Opinion By Dick Hamilton NC Camo Coordinator Squandered Opportunities...
29 Aug MFC adopts Southern flounder plan; recreational harvest ends
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...
16 Aug Major Policy Issues Ahead of August 2019 Meeting of the NC Marine Fisheries Commission
The NC Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will consider an amendment to the Southern flounder Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) during their August meeting that includes severe cuts to both commercial and recreational harvest through seasonal closures. These management changes have been developed and proposed by the...
09 Aug N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will vote on Southern flounder amendment
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...
09 Aug The ugly truth about gill nets
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...
27 Jul N.C. DMF releases 2018 annual stock survey
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...
20 Jul Senate will sit on “Let ’em Spawn” bill
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...
19 Jul Rocky Carter named NCWF Sportsman of Year
[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...
22 Jun Let ’em Spawn legislation passes House despite effort to kill it
By David Sneed CCA NC Executive Director House Bill 483, Let 'em Spawn, passed its Second Reading on the House floor on June 19 by a margin of 58-54 and with objection to a Third Reading it was calendared for Third Reading the next day where it...
11 Jun Southern flounder harvest will be cut 62 percent
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is moving toward implementing commercial and recreational flounder seasons to end overfishing and rebuild the overfished southern flounder stock. The commission voted last week to accept the recommendations of the Division of Marine Fisheries in their entirety as its preferred management options...