UPDATE: THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. A NEW MEETING DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in person Feb. 19-21 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 N Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, N.C. 27949. The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19; at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20; and at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 21. The commission will hold public comment sessions at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, and at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Prior to the meeting, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, NOAA Fisheries will give a presentation on the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) and hold a question-and-answer session with the commissioners and Division of Marine Fisheries staff. If members of the public have any questions related to MRIP they would like to see answered, please submit them to this webform.
The following information pertains to in-person public comment:
- Those who wish to speak may sign up at the hotel prior to the public comment period in which they wish to speak.
- To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the chair will limit each speaker to 3 minutes.
- Those making comments will be asked to speak only once, either Wednesday night or Thursday morning, but not during both public comment periods.
- Those who wish to submit handouts to the commission during a public comment period should bring at least 12 copies to the meeting.
The public may also submit written comments via the following methods:
- Written comments may be submitted through this online form.
- Mail to February 2025 Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting Comments, P.O Box 769, Morehead City, N.C. 28557.
- Dropped off at the Division of Marine Fisheries’ Morehead City Headquarters Office at 3441 Arendell St., Morehead City.
The deadline to submit written comments for this meeting is 4 p.m. Monday, February 17.