Commercial Fishing Resource Fund
The Commercial Fishing Resource Fund receives money from an increase in commercial fishing license fees that took effect in 2015. The fund pays for observer coverage to fulfill the state’s obligations under incidental take permits for sea turtles and Atlantic sturgeon under the federal Endangered Species Act. Any additional money left in the fund is to be used for projects to develop and support sustainable commercial fishing in the state.
Spending for these projects must be approved by the Commercial Fishing Resource Funding Committee, which is made up of six commercial fishing representatives, and the Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Fishing Resource Fund Committee, comprised of members of the commission holding the three commercial fishing seats. View the following links to learn more.
N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Fund
Strategic Plan for the North Carolina Commercial Fishing Resource Fund
Administrative Procedures for Funding from the North Carolina Commercial Fishing Resource Fund
For more information, please contact William.Brantley@ncdenr.gov or call 252-808-8015.
Information on future requests for proposals will be listed here as it becomes available.
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Resource Fund Committee and the Funding Committee for the N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Fund will meet jointly at 6 p.m. on March 1.
| Joint Meeting of the Commercial Fishing Resource Funding Committees |
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| March 1st @ 6:00 p.m. | |
| Join the Meeting Online Meeting Number (Access Code): 2434 403 9325 Meeting Password: 1234 Join by Phone: 415-655-0003 |
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| Submit Online Public Comment (Comments must be received by the division by 4 p.m. Feb. 27) |
Submit Mailed Comments to: Mar. 1, 2023 CFRF Meeting Comments, P.O Box 769, Morehead City, N.C. 28557 (Comments must be received by the division by 4 p.m. Feb. 27) |
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