Press Releases

Officials with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality and state Attorney General’s Office announced Friday that the state has issued an emergency declaration and will move forward with plans to breach Woodlake Dam in Moore County to ensure the safety of downstream communities.

North Carolina recreational anglers holding a current Coastal Recreational Fishing License may receive a survey conducted by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries in the coming months.

State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory at a sound-side site on Pantego Creek and issued a swimming alert for another site on the Pamlico River.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding watermen they need to renew their commercial fishing licenses and permits by June 30 to continue fishing, or in some cases, keep their licenses.

State environmental officials are reopening and expanding their nationwide search for a director for the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries.

The state Division of Air Quality has awarded $180,986 in grants for projects to reduce air pollution from mobile sources.

The state Division of Air Quality has awarded $180,986 in grants for projects to reduce air pollution from mobile sources.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding fishermen that its Elizabeth City office has moved.

State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming alert at a sound-side site in Carteret County.

State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming alert at a sound-side site in Carteret County.