North Carolina Watermen United president Woody Joyner will be presenting a statement in opposition of the Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment 2 during the public comment portion of the North Carolina Department of Marine Fisheries meeting in New Bern, N.C. on February 21-23, 2024. The following is the public comment statement from Joyner. [...] Fishing | Full Article
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From CoastalReview.org The North Carolina Coastal Federation has announced that the 10th year of its Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project is wrapping up, and usable, tagged lost gear is ready to be reclaimed. The Coastal Federation said that along the state’s coast, 50 commercial watermen and women collectively spent nearly 150 working days on the [...] Fishing | Full Article
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in-person Feb. 21-23 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel New Bern Riverfront, 100 Middle St., New Bern. The meeting will also be live-streamed on YouTube. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21; at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22; and at 9 a.m. on [...] Fishing | Full Article
Members of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Fishing Resource Funding Committee and the Funding Committee for the N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Fund will meet informally on Monday, Feb. 19, to receive a presentation on the Always NC Fresh Public Relations Campaign. The presentation will begin at 10 a.m. at the Division of Marine Fisheries [...] Fishing | Full Article
Registration will open for the 15th annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) Red Drum Tournament on February 1, with the tournament scheduled for Wednesday, October 23, to Saturday, October 26, 2024. NCBBA Committee Chairman Mike Regan is working with his team to finalize some details for the event, held on the beaches of Hatteras [...] Fishing | Full Article
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified a new state record for White Perch (Morone americana). Donald White of North Carolina caught the 2-pound, 0.8-ounce fish in Kitty Hawk Bay on Jan. 7, 2024. The previous record was 1-pound, 13-ounces landed by John Stallings in 1986. White was fishing with a Kunnan K15706 rod, [...] Fishing | Full Article
The Coastal Resources Commission has extended the public comment period on several proposed temporary rules until Feb. 22. The CRC held public hearings Jan. 9 and Jan. 10 to receive comment on the temporary rules: 07H .0507, .0508, .0509, 07I .0702, 07J .0203, .0204, .0206, .0207, .0208, 07M .0401, .0402, .0403, .0701, .0703, .0704 and .1101. Written [...] Fishing | Full Article
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is looking for commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists and other interested parties to sit on the Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee. The committee will assist the division in developing Amendment 1 to the N.C. Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan. The Division will hold an in-person, workshop-style meeting that [...] Fishing | Full Article
The Department of Environmental Quality is adding restrictions to mullet harvest after it found the stock is overfished. In a contentious meeting on Thursday, January 18, the Northern Regional Advisory Committee recommended weekend closures on commercial striped mullet harvest, including stop net harvesting, with a six to one vote. The advisory committee abstained from voting [...] Fishing | Full Article
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