Public Can Continue To Comment On Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Public Can Continue To Comment On Coastal Habitat Protection Plan
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources will continue to accept public comment on the draft Coastal Habitat Protection Plan during the remaining months of the review process.
A requirement of the Fisheries Reform Act of 1997, the CHPP identifies important habitats that sustain North Carolina’s billion-dollar commercial and recreational fishing industries and recommends ways to protect and enhance them. The Coastal Resources, Environmental Management, and Marine Fisheries commissions are required to adopt the plan by the end of this year.
The CHPP outlines four general goals: 1) Improve the effectiveness of existing rules and programs to protect coastal fish habitats; 2) Identify, designate and protect Strategic Habitat Areas; 3) Enhance and protect critical habitats, and 4) Enhance and protect water quality.
Citizens have a number of avenues to comment on the plan:
· Written comments may be submitted to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Section, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City N.C. 28557.
· Comments may also be submitted to DMF via e-mail at ch***@****il.net .
· Call DMF at (800)-682-2632 or (252)-726-7021, and ask for the CHPP office.
· Comments may be submitted directly to members of the Environmental Management Commission through Nov. 15. More information is available at the N.C. Division of Water Quality Web site: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/admin/pubinfo/CoastalHabitatProtectionPlan.htm
· The public may also attend a meeting of the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission on Oct. 27 at the Clarion Hotel on the Ocean, 1601 S Virginia Dare Trail in Kill Devil Hills. A CHPP public comment period will begin at 9 a.m.
To learn more about CHPP or to download a copy of the plan, visit www.ncfisheries.net, or call the Division of Marine Fisheries at (252) 726-7021 or (800) 682-2632.
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources will continue to accept public comment on the draft Coastal Habitat Protection Plan during the remaining months of the review process.
A requirement of the Fisheries Reform Act of 1997, the CHPP identifies important habitats that sustain North Carolina’s billion-dollar commercial and recreational fishing industries and recommends ways to protect and enhance them. The Coastal Resources, Environmental Management, and Marine Fisheries commissions are required to adopt the plan by the end of this year.
The CHPP outlines four general goals: 1) Improve the effectiveness of existing rules and programs to protect coastal fish habitats; 2) Identify, designate and protect Strategic Habitat Areas; 3) Enhance and protect critical habitats, and 4) Enhance and protect water quality.
Citizens have a number of avenues to comment on the plan:
· Written comments may be submitted to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Section, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City N.C. 28557.
· Comments may also be submitted to DMF via e-mail at ch***@****il.net .
· Call DMF at (800)-682-2632 or (252)-726-7021, and ask for the CHPP office.
· Comments may be submitted directly to members of the Environmental Management Commission through Nov. 15. More information is available at the N.C. Division of Water Quality Web site: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/admin/pubinfo/CoastalHabitatProtectionPlan.htm
· The public may also attend a meeting of the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission on Oct. 27 at the Clarion Hotel on the Ocean, 1601 S Virginia Dare Trail in Kill Devil Hills. A CHPP public comment period will begin at 9 a.m.
To learn more about CHPP or to download a copy of the plan, visit www.ncfisheries.net, or call the Division of Marine Fisheries at (252) 726-7021 or (800) 682-2632.
