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Sportfishing and Boating Input on Summer-Fall MD Rockfish Measures_03.18.20 See the attached .pdf file for the latest input on Rockfish Measures in Maryland Sportfishing Community Criticizes Maryland’s Approach to Striped Bass Management Recreational fishing and…

Division of Marine Fisheries Director Steve Murphey has announced that the 2020 recreational flounder season will be Aug. 16 through Sept. 30 for internal and ocean waters of the state. The minimum size limit will…

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 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…

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…

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….

     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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…