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  • Initiative Results in 140M More Oysters in NC

    January 15, 2021 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

    Fisheries ask public to report cold stunned trout

    December 21, 2020 | Fishing

    Fisheries division seeks input on 2021 oyster cultch planting season

    December 10, 2020 | Fishing

    Fish Study Finds Stock Estimates May Be Off

    December 8, 2020 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

    Marine Fisheries Commission member proposes five-year ban of keepi ...

    December 4, 2020 | Fishing | By: Sam Walker | From The: OBX Today | 2
  • Initiative Results in 140M More Oysters in NC

    January 15, 2021 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

    Fisheries ask public to report cold stunned trout

    December 21, 2020 | Fishing

    Fisheries division seeks input on 2021 oyster cultch planting season

    December 10, 2020 | Fishing

    Fish Study Finds Stock Estimates May Be Off

    December 8, 2020 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

    Marine Fisheries Commission member proposes five-year ban of keepi ...

    December 4, 2020 | Fishing | By: Sam Walker | From The: OBX Today | 2
  • Initiative Results in 140M More Oysters in NC

    January 15, 2021 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

    Fisheries ask public to report cold stunned trout

    December 21, 2020 | Fishing

    Fisheries division seeks input on 2021 oyster cultch planting season

    December 10, 2020 | Fishing

    Fish Study Finds Stock Estimates May Be Off

    December 8, 2020 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

    Marine Fisheries Commission member proposes five-year ban of keepi ...

    December 4, 2020 | Fishing | By: Sam Walker | From The: OBX Today | 2
  • Initiative Results in 140M More Oysters in NC

    January 15, 2021 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

    Fisheries ask public to report cold stunned trout

    December 21, 2020 | Fishing

    Fisheries division seeks input on 2021 oyster cultch planting season

    December 10, 2020 | Fishing

    Fish Study Finds Stock Estimates May Be Off

    December 8, 2020 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

    Marine Fisheries Commission member proposes five-year ban of keepi ...

    December 4, 2020 | Fishing | By: Sam Walker | From The: OBX Today | 2
  • Initiative Results in 140M More Oysters in NC

    January 15, 2021 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

    Fisheries ask public to report cold stunned trout

    December 21, 2020 | Fishing

    Fisheries division seeks input on 2021 oyster cultch planting season

    December 10, 2020 | Fishing

    Fish Study Finds Stock Estimates May Be Off

    December 8, 2020 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

    Marine Fisheries Commission member proposes five-year ban of keepi ...

    December 4, 2020 | Fishing | By: Sam Walker | From The: OBX Today | 2

Circle hooks will be required for recreational striped bass fishin ...

December 4, 2020 | Fishing

Recreational anglers will be required to use circle hooks when fishing for striped bass with natural bait in coastal ocean waters beginning Jan. 1, 2021. The requirement pertains to all recreational fishing (including possession) using a hook and line with natural bait for striped bass. The circle hooks must be non-offset and made of a [...] Fishing |  Full Article

Division of Marine Fisheries director Steve Murphey to retire at e ...

December 3, 2020 | Fishing | From The: OBX Today

N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Director Steve Murphey has announced he intends to retire after 33 years with North Carolina state government. Murphey shared with his staff on Monday that he has been planning this move since August, and his last official day will be Jan. 31, 2021, according to NCDMF spokesperson Patricia Smith. “It [...] Fishing |  Full Article

Federation Announces 2020 Gift Options

December 2, 2020 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

The nonprofit North Carolina Coastal Federation is offering holiday gift ideas that support coastal conservation and the continued daily coverage of the North Carolina coast that Coastal Review Online provides. Amid heightened concerns about pandemic, the federation has announced new ways to support its work through gift giving, including gift memberships and three “adoption” programs. [...] Fishing |  Full Article

Commercial fishers needed to help remove lost fishing gear

December 2, 2020 | Fishing

Every year, crab pots and other fishing gear are lost in our sounds, creating hazards for boats and marine life. The North Carolina Coastal Federation is seeking applications to help clean up this debris through the Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project. The Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project, is part of a statewide marine debris removal [...] Fishing |  Full Article

Winter Time Jigging

November 28, 2020 | Fishing | 1

By Tim Wilson Not all is lost when it comes to winter fishing. December to March can be a great time of year to fill the cooler. When trolling’s not working, it’s time to turn to jigging. A couple of key factors have to be considered. First is the water depth of 140 to 350 [...] Fishing |  Full Article

What’s on the line? Grouper in North Carolina

November 24, 2020 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

By Robert Michelson Grouper are large, fat-bodied fish with huge mouths and will eat just about anything they can fit in those choppers. While there are several species of grouper off the East Coast, two stand out in North Carolina: gag and red grouper, the most important for North Carolina commercial and recreational fishermen. “Adult [...] Fishing |  Full Article

Marine Fisheries Commission wants more input on modifying small me ...

November 24, 2020 | Fishing

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission wants input from its advisors before it moves forward with possible future modifications to small mesh gill net rules. At its meeting last week, the commission chose a variety of options for the Division of Marine Fisheries to explore as a first step toward amending rules pertaining to yardage limits, [...] Fishing |  Full Article

Federation Calls for Recycled Oyster Shells

November 23, 2020 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

The North Carolina Coastal Federation is giving oyster shells from oyster roasts, restaurant and backyard cookouts a second life through its Recycling for Reefs program. Rather than hauling those shells to the trash, which is illegal, there are several shell recycling drop-off sites across the coast to help make recycling easy, and cut costs for [...] Fishing |  Full Article

North Carolina Coastal Federation is currently accepting applicati ...

November 19, 2020 | Fishing

The North Carolina Coastal Federation is currently accepting applications for “on-water” cleanup assistance relating to its annual Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project. This project is open to commercial watermen and women in North Carolina. This project is funded by the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Resource Fund Committee and the Funding Committee for the N.C. [...] Fishing |  Full Article

More Outer Banks Fishing Reports

Division of Marine Fisheries seeks shrimp advisers

November 19, 2020 | Fishing

Marine Fisheries Commission to consider ban on repacking foreign crab meat in N.C.

November 16, 2020 | Fishing | By: Sam Walker | From The: OBX Today

One lawsuit dismissed, another filed against state over fisheries management

November 16, 2020 | Fishing | By: Sam Walker | From The: OBX Today

Marine Fisheries Commission to meet by web conference Nov. 19-20

November 10, 2020 | Fishing

“Old School” Lures Still Popular Today

November 6, 2020 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Carolina Fisherman

Recreational Black Sea Bass season to close Dec. 1 North of Cape Hatteras

November 2, 2020 | Fishing

Division of Marine Fisheries accepting applications for CARES Act Fisheries Relief Program

October 27, 2020 | Fishing

Stripers….Understanding the Migration

October 26, 2020 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Carolina Fisherman | 1

Division of Marine Fisheries announces scoping period on estuarine striped bass

October 15, 2020 | Fishing

What’s On the Line: Cobia

October 14, 2020 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

‘Shellabrate’ Oyster Week in North Carolina

October 13, 2020 | Fishing | By: Jennifer Allen | From The: Coastal Review Online

Commercial Fishing Resource Funding committees to meet by webinar Oct. 27

October 12, 2020 | Fishing

Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee to meet Oct. 16

October 6, 2020 | Fishing

On The Line: False Albacore

October 5, 2020 | Fishing | From The: Coastal Review Online

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