The state’s marine fisheries division is reminding fishermen that license offices in Elizabeth City and Washington may experience unplanned, short-term closures due to a temporary shortage of personnel. These offices will additionally close daily for lunch until further notice.
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The state marine fisheries division will hold a public hearing on a proposed water column lease for shellfish aquaculture in Carteret County.
Adam Tyler has filed an application to lease approximately 2.6 acres of water column on his existing bottom lease in Jarrett Bay.
Federal officials are praising a program in the McCrory administration’s environmental agency for its success at helping small businesses save money and protect the environment.
The state marine fisheries division is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program for federal fiscal year 2017, which runs Oct. 1, 2016 through Sept. 30, 2017.
Governor McCrory has signed into law a bill that requires Duke Energy to provide w
The state environmental department commends Governor Pat McCrory for signing a law that sets enforceable deadlines for Duke Energy to provide alternate water supplies to well owners near coal ash ponds.
The state’s marine fisheries division will hold two meetings this month to explain new flounder permit and reporting requirements for pound net fishermen and fish dealers.
The meetings will be held as follows:
The state marine fisheries division has certified a new state record for pigfish.
The State Water Infrastructure Authority, or SWIA, will meet at 9:00 a.m. on July 20, 2016 at the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, located at 4021 Carya Drive in Raleigh, N. C. The meeting is open to the public.
Meeting agenda topics include:
The state environmental agency will host a public information session in Eden on July 27 to inform residents of Duke Energy’s plans to construct and operate a new lined landfill to safely store coal ash at its Dan River Steam Station in Rockingham County.