Fisheries Management Proclamations Proclamations are a tool used by the state to manage fisheries. They are public notices that suspend or implement rules affected by variable conditions. Proclamations can set certain fishing seasons and areas, harvest and gear limits, and conditions governing fisheries. Proclamation authority and proclamations are codified in rules. All proclamations, including those no longer in effect, can be found on the Archived Proclamations page. Current Proclamations Send an email to subscribe to the FM Proclamations list Maps Specified in Rule Proclamation Categories FF Finfish proclamations that address commercial and recreational size and creel limits, seasons, areas, etc. M Miscellaneous proclamations covering gear restrictions (gill net, seine, pound net, etc.) not included in other proclamation categories, as well as permit requirements, and adaptive management measures implemented under the authority of fishery management plans PA Polluted area proclamations that include temporary closures and re-openings to shellfish harvest as a result of bacteriological water quality, as well as changes in descriptions of permanently closed areas due to Sanitary Survey findings. (Polluted Area Proclamations have their own page) PT Proclamations for pots that allow the use of crab, eel, fish, and shrimp pots in provisional pot areas not being used by long haul operations. RS Proclamations closing research sanctuaries to all fishing equipment. SF Shellfish proclamations addressing oysters, clams and scallops: hand and mechanical seasons, limits, areas, etc. SS Shellfish sanitation proclamations (beginning in 2014) that establish the National Shellfish Sanitation Program requirements that mandate measures to control the temperature of oysters and clams after harvest; these measures reduce post-harvest growth of potentially hazardous, naturally occurring bacteria in these shellfish. SH Shrimp proclamations that open or close areas to shrimping and crab trawling, or require bycatch reduction devices. Current Proclamations This is an interactive list of the proclamations currently in effect. You may select the category of the proclamation and use the search feature to limit the proclamations to only those that include the selected key words. Sunrise/sunset times are found in the official NCDMF Sunrise/Sunset table. For questions regarding proclamations, email Steve Poland, the Fisheries Management Section Chief, or call 800-682-2632 or 252-726-7021. View Embed Category - Any --Finfish-Miscellaneous-Pots-Research Sanctuaries-Shellfish-Shellfish Sanitation-Shrimp/Crab Trawling Title Contains CRAB TRAWLING AND TAKING SHRIMP WITH NETS – ATLANTIC OCEAN AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN REGIONS SH-5-2022 (342.74 KB) Issued Date: May 11, 2022 Effective Date: 5:01 P.M., Sunday, May 15, 2022Map Package CRAB TRAWLING AND TAKING SHRIMP WITH NETS – SOUTHERN REGION – COASTAL FISHING WATERSSH-6-2022 (337.77 KB) Issued Date: May 11, 2022 Effective Date: 5:01 P.M., Sunday, May 15, 2022Map Package DESIGNATION OF DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN MANAGEMENT AREAS AND CRAB POT RESTRICTIONSPT-1-2021 (275.12 KB) Issued Date: January 26, 2021 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Monday, March 1, 2021Approved Terrapin Bycatch Reduction Devices FlyerMap Package DOLPHIN– RECREATIONAL VESSEL LIMIT – COASTAL FISHING WATERSFF-30-2022 (292.01 KB) Issued Date: April 20, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Monday, May 2, 2022 FINFISH – AQUACULTURE OPERATIONS EXEMPTIONSFF-10-2022 (246.47 KB) Issued Date: January 11, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., January 14, 2022 FLOUNDER POUND NET SET - ESCAPE PANEL REQUIREMENTSM-34-2015 (19.05 KB) Issued Date: December 17, 2015 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Monday, February 1, 2016 FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS - ATLANTIC OCEAN FF-25-2022 (313.64 KB) Issued Date: April 8, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., April 11, 2022 FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL PURPOSES- INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS AND ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS (GEAR AND AREA SPECIFIC) - SEASON OPENING DATES, SIZE AND GEAR RESTRICTIONSFF-40-2022 (242.69 KB) Issued Date: July 8, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Thursday, September 15, 2022Map Package FLOUNDER – RECREATIONAL PURPOSES- INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS AND ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS- 2022 RECREATIONAL SEASON, SIZE AND HARVEST LIMITSFF-39-2022 (177.56 KB) Issued Date: July 8, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Thursday, September 1, 2022 GILL NET AND SEINE RESTRICTIONS: DEER AND SCHOOLHOUSE (ROCKY RUN) CREEKS IN CAPE CARTERETM-29-2013 (9.23 KB) Issued Date: September 20, 2013 Effective Date: 8:30 P.M. Tuesday, October 1, 2013Map Package GILL NET MAXIMUM SIZE: INTERNAL COASTAL FISHING WATERSM-1-2014 (10.75 KB) Issued Date: January 16, 2014 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M. Saturday, January 18, 2014 GILL NET RESTRICTIONS - INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF MANAGEMENT UNIT A – CLOSES MANAGEMENT UNIT C TO THE USE OF GILL NETS WITH STRETCHED MESH LENGTH OF 4 INCHES THROUGH 6.5 INCHES AND REDUCES MESH SIZE IN GEAR EXEMPTIONS SECTIONM-8-2022 (315.08 KB) Issued Date: April 12, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Friday, April 15, 2022 GILL NET RESTRICTIONS: ATLANTIC OCEAN WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE SHORELINEM-8-2019 (150 KB) Issued Date: April 4, 2019 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Monday, April 22, 2019 GILL NETS - NEWPORT RIVERM-35-2014 (16.9 KB) Issued Date: October 17, 2014 Effective Date: 7:00 A.M. Monday, October 20, 2014Map Package GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND AREA – MANAGEMENT UNIT A – CLOSES FIXED AND STATIONARY SMALL MESH GILL NETS DUE TO ATLANTIC STURGEON DEAD TAKESM-10-2022 (385.56 KB) Issued Date: April 27, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 P.M., Thursday, April 28, 2022Map Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Fisheries Management Proclamations Proclamations are a tool used by the state to manage fisheries. They are public notices that suspend or implement rules affected by variable conditions. Proclamations can set certain fishing seasons and areas, harvest and gear limits, and conditions governing fisheries. Proclamation authority and proclamations are codified in rules. All proclamations, including those no longer in effect, can be found on the Archived Proclamations page. Current Proclamations Send an email to subscribe to the FM Proclamations list Maps Specified in Rule Proclamation Categories FF Finfish proclamations that address commercial and recreational size and creel limits, seasons, areas, etc. M Miscellaneous proclamations covering gear restrictions (gill net, seine, pound net, etc.) not included in other proclamation categories, as well as permit requirements, and adaptive management measures implemented under the authority of fishery management plans PA Polluted area proclamations that include temporary closures and re-openings to shellfish harvest as a result of bacteriological water quality, as well as changes in descriptions of permanently closed areas due to Sanitary Survey findings. (Polluted Area Proclamations have their own page) PT Proclamations for pots that allow the use of crab, eel, fish, and shrimp pots in provisional pot areas not being used by long haul operations. RS Proclamations closing research sanctuaries to all fishing equipment. SF Shellfish proclamations addressing oysters, clams and scallops: hand and mechanical seasons, limits, areas, etc. SS Shellfish sanitation proclamations (beginning in 2014) that establish the National Shellfish Sanitation Program requirements that mandate measures to control the temperature of oysters and clams after harvest; these measures reduce post-harvest growth of potentially hazardous, naturally occurring bacteria in these shellfish. SH Shrimp proclamations that open or close areas to shrimping and crab trawling, or require bycatch reduction devices. Current Proclamations This is an interactive list of the proclamations currently in effect. You may select the category of the proclamation and use the search feature to limit the proclamations to only those that include the selected key words. Sunrise/sunset times are found in the official NCDMF Sunrise/Sunset table. For questions regarding proclamations, email Steve Poland, the Fisheries Management Section Chief, or call 800-682-2632 or 252-726-7021. View Embed Category - Any --Finfish-Miscellaneous-Pots-Research Sanctuaries-Shellfish-Shellfish Sanitation-Shrimp/Crab Trawling Title Contains CRAB TRAWLING AND TAKING SHRIMP WITH NETS – ATLANTIC OCEAN AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN REGIONS SH-5-2022 (342.74 KB) Issued Date: May 11, 2022 Effective Date: 5:01 P.M., Sunday, May 15, 2022Map Package CRAB TRAWLING AND TAKING SHRIMP WITH NETS – SOUTHERN REGION – COASTAL FISHING WATERSSH-6-2022 (337.77 KB) Issued Date: May 11, 2022 Effective Date: 5:01 P.M., Sunday, May 15, 2022Map Package DESIGNATION OF DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN MANAGEMENT AREAS AND CRAB POT RESTRICTIONSPT-1-2021 (275.12 KB) Issued Date: January 26, 2021 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Monday, March 1, 2021Approved Terrapin Bycatch Reduction Devices FlyerMap Package DOLPHIN– RECREATIONAL VESSEL LIMIT – COASTAL FISHING WATERSFF-30-2022 (292.01 KB) Issued Date: April 20, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Monday, May 2, 2022 FINFISH – AQUACULTURE OPERATIONS EXEMPTIONSFF-10-2022 (246.47 KB) Issued Date: January 11, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., January 14, 2022 FLOUNDER POUND NET SET - ESCAPE PANEL REQUIREMENTSM-34-2015 (19.05 KB) Issued Date: December 17, 2015 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Monday, February 1, 2016 FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS - ATLANTIC OCEAN FF-25-2022 (313.64 KB) Issued Date: April 8, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., April 11, 2022 FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL PURPOSES- INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS AND ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS (GEAR AND AREA SPECIFIC) - SEASON OPENING DATES, SIZE AND GEAR RESTRICTIONSFF-40-2022 (242.69 KB) Issued Date: July 8, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Thursday, September 15, 2022Map Package FLOUNDER – RECREATIONAL PURPOSES- INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS AND ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS- 2022 RECREATIONAL SEASON, SIZE AND HARVEST LIMITSFF-39-2022 (177.56 KB) Issued Date: July 8, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Thursday, September 1, 2022 GILL NET AND SEINE RESTRICTIONS: DEER AND SCHOOLHOUSE (ROCKY RUN) CREEKS IN CAPE CARTERETM-29-2013 (9.23 KB) Issued Date: September 20, 2013 Effective Date: 8:30 P.M. Tuesday, October 1, 2013Map Package GILL NET MAXIMUM SIZE: INTERNAL COASTAL FISHING WATERSM-1-2014 (10.75 KB) Issued Date: January 16, 2014 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M. Saturday, January 18, 2014 GILL NET RESTRICTIONS - INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF MANAGEMENT UNIT A – CLOSES MANAGEMENT UNIT C TO THE USE OF GILL NETS WITH STRETCHED MESH LENGTH OF 4 INCHES THROUGH 6.5 INCHES AND REDUCES MESH SIZE IN GEAR EXEMPTIONS SECTIONM-8-2022 (315.08 KB) Issued Date: April 12, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Friday, April 15, 2022 GILL NET RESTRICTIONS: ATLANTIC OCEAN WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE SHORELINEM-8-2019 (150 KB) Issued Date: April 4, 2019 Effective Date: 12:01 A.M., Monday, April 22, 2019 GILL NETS - NEWPORT RIVERM-35-2014 (16.9 KB) Issued Date: October 17, 2014 Effective Date: 7:00 A.M. Monday, October 20, 2014Map Package GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND AREA – MANAGEMENT UNIT A – CLOSES FIXED AND STATIONARY SMALL MESH GILL NETS DUE TO ATLANTIC STURGEON DEAD TAKESM-10-2022 (385.56 KB) Issued Date: April 27, 2022 Effective Date: 12:01 P.M., Thursday, April 28, 2022Map Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page Next › Last page Last »