UPDATE: Due to anticipated severe weather, the Northern Advisory Committee meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 9, has been rescheduled for Jan. 18, 2024.
The five advisory committees of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in January to discuss various fisheries topics. The meetings will be held in person and livestreamed on YouTube.
Public comment will be accepted during the meetings. Those who wish to speak should attend in-person and sign up on site the day of the meeting.
The meetings are scheduled as below:
Northern Advisory Committee Dare County Administration Building | Southern Advisory Committee Department of Environmental Quality | Shellfish/Crustacean Advisory Committee Division of Marine Fisheries |
Finfish Advisory Committee Division of Marine Fisheries | Habitat and Water Quality Advisory Committee Jan. 17, 2024 6 p.m. N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Central District Office 5285 Hwy. 70 West Morehead City | |
The Northern, Southern and Finfish committees are scheduled to discuss the Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan draft Amendment 2 and vote on their recommended management options for Marine Fisheries Commission consideration.
The Shellfish/Crustacean committee is scheduled to discuss the outcome of the recent scoping period for the Eastern Oyster Fishery Management Plan Amendment 5 and Hard Clam FMP Amendment 3.
The Habitat and Water Quality committee will review and discuss an adaptive management strategy for the protection of critical sea grass habitat through shrimp trawl area closures.
Meeting agendas and YouTube links can be found on the Advisory Committee Meetings webpage.