NEW FISHERIES RULES GO INTO EFFECT FEB. 1
MOREHEAD CITY – New fisheries rules will go into effect Friday to implement a Bay Scallop Fishery Management Plan and make changes to requirements for receiving a commercial fishing license through an eligibility pool.
Though the rules are changing now for future years, the bay scallop season will remain closed until further notice under the Bay Scallop Fishery Management Plan.
New rules to implement the Bay Scallop plan will:
n Allow the director of the Division of Marine Fisheries to establish shellfish management areas for bay scallops and clarifies that the harvest of all shellfish is prohibited in these areas
n Combine two existing rules to clarify that the use of bull rakes are prohibited in seagrass beds
n Eliminate the December bay scallop harvest season and shorten the January through May harvest season
n Repeal an antiquated rule that prohibits soaking bay scallops
Changes to rules pertaining to the Eligibility Pool for a Standard Commercial Fishing License will:
n Remove application criteria and Eligibility Board meeting dates pertaining to the years 1999 and 2000
n Delete a procedure for a random drawing of applications from the eligibility pool that has yet to be necessary
n Eliminate a requirement that the Eligibility Board meet at least quarterly to review applications
n Eliminate seldom used and redundant income criterion for receiving a Standard Commercial Fishing License
n Relax requirements pertaining to those who hail from traditional fishing families and those who are younger than age 16, who have worked with others in commercial fishing
A supplement to the rulebook reflecting these changes will be available Friday on the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Web site at http://www.ncdmf.net/download/index.html.
For more information regarding the bay scallop rules, contact DMF Biologist Tina Moore at (252) 726-7021 or (800) 682-2632. For more information regarding eligibility requirements for the Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Pool, contact DMF Southern District Manager Rich Carpenter at (910) 796-7215 or (800) 248-4536.
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NEW FISHERIES RULES GO INTO EFFECT FEB. 1
MOREHEAD CITY – New fisheries rules will go into effect Friday to implement a Bay Scallop Fishery Management Plan and make changes to requirements for receiving a commercial fishing license through an eligibility pool.
Though the rules are changing now for future years, the bay scallop season will remain closed until further notice under the Bay Scallop Fishery Management Plan.
New rules to implement the Bay Scallop plan will:
n Allow the director of the Division of Marine Fisheries to establish shellfish management areas for bay scallops and clarifies that the harvest of all shellfish is prohibited in these areas
n Combine two existing rules to clarify that the use of bull rakes are prohibited in seagrass beds
n Eliminate the December bay scallop harvest season and shorten the January through May harvest season
n Repeal an antiquated rule that prohibits soaking bay scallops
Changes to rules pertaining to the Eligibility Pool for a Standard Commercial Fishing License will:
n Remove application criteria and Eligibility Board meeting dates pertaining to the years 1999 and 2000
n Delete a procedure for a random drawing of applications from the eligibility pool that has yet to be necessary
n Eliminate a requirement that the Eligibility Board meet at least quarterly to review applications
n Eliminate seldom used and redundant income criterion for receiving a Standard Commercial Fishing License
n Relax requirements pertaining to those who hail from traditional fishing families and those who are younger than age 16, who have worked with others in commercial fishing
A supplement to the rulebook reflecting these changes will be available Friday on the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Web site at http://www.ncdmf.net/download/index.html.
For more information regarding the bay scallop rules, contact DMF Biologist Tina Moore at (252) 726-7021 or (800) 682-2632. For more information regarding eligibility requirements for the Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Pool, contact DMF Southern District Manager Rich Carpenter at (910) 796-7215 or (800) 248-4536.
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