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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…

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 Vice-President Rocky Carter has been honored as the 2018…

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…

 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…

By Rip Woodin Editor CCA NC   A 20-year wait for a fisheries management solution to rescue collapsingSouthern flounder stocks may come to an end this August when the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission hopes to…

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet June 6 at 1 p.m. at The Beaufort Hotel, 2440 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort, to discuss proposed southern flounder management measures.   The agenda includes a 1 ½-hour public…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…