Press Releases

Recreational black sea bass season reopens May 15 North of Cape Hatteras with new regulations

The recreational black sea bass fishing season will open May 15 in both federal and North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras.

MEDIA ADVISORY: State Water Infrastructure Authority to meet April 13-14 in Asheboro and via WebEx

The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet in Asheboro on Wednesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 14. The public may listen to the meeting online or by phone.

DAQ Settlement Requires Chemours To Further Limit GenX Emissions And Conduct Additional Testing

As part of a settlement signed today with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ), Chemours has agreed to further limit GenX emissions, conduct additional testing and pay the penalty assessed last year by DAQ.

REMINDER: Division of Marine Fisheries accepting applications for Hurricane Florence relief

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting applications for the Federally Funded Fishery Disaster Relief Program for Hurricane Florence.

Various readopted marine fisheries rules take effect today

Forty-three readopted fisheries rules become effective today, but fishermen will see very little change.

Commercial Fishing Resource Fund committees seek proposals for 2022 cycle

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Resource Fund Committee and the Funding Committee for the N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Fund will begin accepting applications on April 1 for the 2022 funding cycle from the N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Fund.

State invites local governments to apply for Phase 3 of the N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program

The Division of Coastal Management (DCM) invites local governments throughout the 20 Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) counties to apply for Phase 3 of the NC Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP). Municipal and county governments are invited to apply for funding for the engineering and design of a prioritized project identified in their RCCP Resilience Strategy, or other existing plan that meets the RCCP’s Phases 1 and 2 planning criteria.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Stormwater Funding Committee of the State Water Infrastructure Authority to meet March 31 via Teleconference

The Stormwater Funding Committee of the State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet Thursday, March 31 at 2:00 p.m. by teleconference. The public may listen to the meeting online or by phone.

State Accepting Public Comments on Draft Permit to address Chemours Groundwater Contamination

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources (DWR) is accepting public comments on a draft permit to treat PFAS-contaminated groundwater, surface water and stormwater from the Chemours Fayetteville Works site before discharge into the Cape Fear River.

North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to meet April 4

The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday, April 4, via WebEx. The public is invited to attend the meeting online or by phone. In addition to updates by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), DEQ staff will present information about the signatures of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Lower Cape Fear River area, and about the availability of reference doses for PFAS in North Carolina. DHHS staff will provide an overview of the process to develop fish consumption advisories. For details, view the agenda.