N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Director Steve Murphey has issued proclamations that will closestriped bass season for commercial and recreational fishermen March 11 in the Central Southern Management Area, according to a DMF news release. The CSMA encompasses all internal waters from just south of Oregon...
[caption id="attachment_3282" align="alignnone" width="464"] NCWRC Fisheries Biologist Michael Fisk holding a Striped Bass.[/caption] The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has adopted a no-possession limit for striped bass in internal waters in the central and southern coastal areas of the state to save two unusual year classes in...
The Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Washington regional office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington. The committee is assisting the Division of Marine Fisheries with development of Amendment 2 to the...
Our Opinion By David Sneed Executive Director CCA NC In 2019 the Coastal Conservation Association celebrates 30 years of advocating for conservation of our coastal marine resources in North Carolina. For three decades, CCA has been fighting to change state policy that manages our coastal fisheries for maximum commercial...
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries wants to remind the public to report any cold stunned spotted seatrout they may see in North Carolina coastal waters. During the winter, spotted seatrout move to deeper, warmer waters in coastal waters and the ocean. Cold stun events occur...
The political fight between Gov. Roy Cooper and the legislature over the makeup of six boards and commissions that threatened to eliminate two state trust funds which have played an important role in land conservation in North Carolina for decades has been at least temporarily...
[caption id="attachment_7251" align="alignnone" width="300"] Donald Willis presents a Moultrie i50 camera to Officer David dMidyette[/caption] [caption id="attachment_7252" align="alignnone" width="300"] Some of the cameras given to WRC division nine officers to help curb wildlife violations.[/caption] By Rip Woodin CCA NC Editor When N.C. Wildlife Resources Officer Tyler Ingle told his...
George Povoromo will bring the Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series to Wilmington’s Hotel Ballast on Saturday, January 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring 10 experienced saltwater captains who will teach their secrets of catching more trophy fish. He is the host of George Poveromo's...
By Rip Woodin CCA NC Editor The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted 6-3 at its November meeting to seek a supplement for the estuarine striped bass Fisheries Management Plan that would lead to a self-sustaining population in the Neuse and Tar/Pamlico Rivers. The sections of the rivers under...
The CCA NC Cape Fear Chapter will present, An Evening with George Poveromo, on Thursday, January 3rd. Join CCA Florida Life Member George Poveromo, and seminar series faculty members Harry Vernon, Rob Greene and Tom Lohman, for a private CCA NC reception ahead of the Salt...