Topics Related to Marine Fisheries

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission held its quarterly business meeting this week, where members received key updates from the NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries staff and took action on scheduled administrative items.

The NC Marine Fisheries Commission chairman has removed the presentation and scheduled vote pertaining to Blue Crab management options from this week’s commission meeting agenda. The Division of Marine Fisheries is sharing this agenda change so members of the public may adjust their plans, if needed.

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Nov. 19-20 at the Holiday Inn Resort Lumina, 1706 N. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach, N.C. 28480. The meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed on YouTube.

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The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will hold three meetings in the coming weeks to give members of the charter/for-hire community an opportunity to share their perspectives on challenges facing the industry.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold three meetings in the coming weeks to give members of the charter/for-hire community an opportunity to share their perspectives on challenges facing the industry.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold three meetings in the coming weeks to give members of the charter/for-hire community an opportunity to share their perspectives on challenges facing the industry.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold three meetings in the coming weeks to give members of the charter/for-hire community an opportunity to share their perspectives on challenges facing the industry.

New fishing reporting requirements are just a month away — beginning Dec. 1 — and North Carolina’s two fisheries management agencies continue efforts to get the word out, as the requirements impact both commercial and recreational fishermen.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing to gather comments on two proposed shellfish leases in Carteret County at 6 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2025. The hearing will be conducted in person at the division’s Central District Office in Morehead City and virtually via Webex.