NCDENR - North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission

This is a list of the current North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission members with their occupations.

Contact these people and let them know your feelings about gill netting in our Estuaries.


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NCDENR - North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission

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Proposed Regulations

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Public Hearings Start Jan. 7, 2014

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s annual public hearings for proposed changes to the state’s wildlife management, game lands and fishing regulations start Jan. 7.

The North Carolina Wildlife Commission urges the public to participate in the public hearings and to submit comments about the proposed 2014-2015 fishing, hunting and other wildlife resource management regulations. Feel free to comment on multiple regulations. Comments will be accepted until February 14, 2014. If you would like to make lengthy comments on the proposed regulations, or would like to propose a new regulation change, you can send an e-mail to regulations@ncwildlife.org or a letter to: 

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Proposed Regulations Comments
1701 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1701 

Click on the link below to view the proposed regulations:
2014-2015 Public Hearing Booklet

Click the link below to view the bear proposals map supplement:
Bear proposals supplement for the 2014-2015 Public Hearing Booklet

Click on the link below to view the district map:
North Carolina District Map

Click on the link below to view proposed N.C. Administrative code text:
N.C. Administrative code proposed rule text

Click on the link below to view fiscal notes:
Fiscal note for all rules

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Population of black sea bass recovered, assessment finds | StarNewsOnline.com

Population of black sea bass recovered, assessment

Catch limits for black sea bass more than doubled last month after a stock assessment showed that the southern population of the fish has officially recovered, officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week."

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Topsail Island NC Surf Report Webcam and Weather - SurfChex.com

Thanks to SurfChex.com for today's Surf City Surf Report.

Topsail Island NC Surf Report Webcam and Weather - SurfChex.com:

"Surf City – Topsail Surf Report:
Saturday 12/14/13 at 11:35 am
Increasing SE wind today should help to build our surf as the day wears on. Right now surf is poor and small. Knee high or so with poor shape and weak conditions.

Water Temp (F): 53

Wind: ESE-SSE 5-25+ (next 6 hours)

Tides:
Low:          12:00 pm
High:       5:50 pm
Low:          12:00 am"

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Topsail/Sneads Ferry | Fishermans Post

The link below will take you to the Fishermans Post latest fishing report from Topsail Island and Sneads Ferry.  Check it out!


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Fisheries group calls for total gill-net ban, cites legislative inaction on gamefish bill - North Carolina Sportsman

This article is almost two years old, but I enjoyed reading it again. I hope you do also.
Tight Lines!
Johnny

The Coastal Fisheries Reform Group declared last week its intent to seek a total gill-net ban in North Carolina coastal waters.

The notice came in a news release that cited inaction on the part of the state legislature on a bill that would give gamefish status to spotted seatrout, striped bass and red drum, plus inaction on the part of the legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources. CFRG also cites inaction on the part of the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission to approve measures to conserve and protect certain saltwater fish species.
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Whiting Fishing • Inshore Fishing in Southeast North Carolina • North Carolina Sportsman, NC

Whiting Fishing • Inshore Fishing in Southeast North Carolina • North Carolina Sportsman, NC:

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With the beautiful 70 degree and slightly overcast day planned ahead Capt. Butch and Barbara along with BoBo and myself decided to make a trip Whiting fishing. After fighting a little fog to get anchored up on our desired location, Capt. Butch had one in the boat before anyone else even had gotten their bait on! 'They're biting!' he sounded and soon we all 3 were bringing Whitings in the boat at a regular pace!

Black drum will get creel, size limits on Jan. 1.

N.C. anglers can't keep black drum under 14 inches, only one over 25 inches - North Carolina Sportsman

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has voted to manage the recreational catch of black drum with size and creel limits that will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2014.

Federal fisheries managers require states to implement possession limits and size minimums on black drum, and the commission that oversees North Carolina’s coastal fisheries voted at its November meeting to establish a 10-fish recreational creel limit, a 14-inch size minimum and a 14- to 25-inch slot limit that allows one fish longer than 25 inches to be kept daily.

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