The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet May 11-13 at the Sheraton Atlantic Beach Oceanfront Hotel, 2717 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach. The meeting is open to the public. The commission is slated to consider options to allow a commercial hook-and-line fishery for striped bass in the Atlantic Ocean. At its February meeting, theContinue reading “The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet May 11-13 at the Sheraton Atlantic Beach Oceanfront Hotel, 2717 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach”
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Coastal Fisheries Reform Group
CFRG leadership attended the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission meeting in Pine Knoll Shores, NC yesterday and today. On the agenda were the issues of the Striped Bass harvest by Trawl, and the closure of the Speckled Trout Fishery. As you know, thousands of Stripers were publicly wasted in the last few weeks, andContinue reading “Coastal Fisheries Reform Group”
NC Marine Fisheries Commission Reopen Ocean Striped Bass Trawl Fishery
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has instructed the director of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries to reopen the state’s ocean striped bass trawl fishery to allow the remaining quota to be caught. The commission voted 6-2 Friday to allow the fishery to reopen, adding the requirement for 30-minute tow times, to the previousContinue reading “NC Marine Fisheries Commission Reopen Ocean Striped Bass Trawl Fishery”
NC Division of Marine Fisheries Meeting Feb 10th and 11th: NC Striped Bass Commercial Fishing
Who will be able to attend? I am writing in response to your e-mail regarding your concerns about North Carolina’s striped bass fishery.The ocean striped bass commercial trawl fishery is currently closed in North Carolina and will not reopen until after the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission meets this week. The commission is slated toContinue reading “NC Division of Marine Fisheries Meeting Feb 10th and 11th: NC Striped Bass Commercial Fishing”
More dead fish spotted as ocean trawling resumes
State officials spotted 251 dead fish off Oregon Inlet and on the beach at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Thursday as the commercial season for striped bass reopened for two days under new rules meant to reduce losses. More fish might be found in the surf and along beaches Friday morning, a spokeswoman forContinue reading “More dead fish spotted as ocean trawling resumes”
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