Month: December 2007

RED DRUM FISH PRINTS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SALE MOREHEAD CITY – Holiday shoppers looking for a gift for the saltwater angler in their lives are in luck. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission still has limited-edition prints for sale commemorating the first year of the state’s Coastal Recreational Fishing License. The print, by North Carolina artist […]

Marine Fisheries Commission Business Meeting Ocracoke, North Carolina November 15-16, 2007 The Marine Fisheries Commission and the Division of Marine Fisheries continue to look for ways to keep committee advisors and the public informed about commission activities.  It is our intent to publish the MFC Advisor after each business meeting, summarizing the meeting, and providing […]

CHANGES PLANNED FOR NC SALTWATER FISHING TOURNAMENT   MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will make several changes to its Saltwater Fishing Tournament, popularly called the Citation Program, effective Jan. 1.   The tournament is not a competition but a longstanding certification program that recognizes outstanding saltwater catches.   For 2008, the […]

 Red Drum Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Red Drum Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Advisory Committee (AC) will meet on Tuesday, December 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the main conference room at the DENR Washington Regional Office Building in Washington. The AC will review and discuss the socioeconomic considerations of […]

STRIPED BASS PERMITS  Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 4:00 P.M., Thursday, December 6, 2007, the following will apply to the taking of striped bass from the Atlantic Ocean for commercial purposes:   I. SUSPENSION OF PORTIONS OF MARINE FISHERIES RULE 15A NCAC 3O .0503The following portions […]