Press Releases

The Region 4 Strategic Habitat Area Advisory Committee to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will meet at 9 a.m. Sept. 12 at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Wilmington Regional Office, 127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington.

The North Carolina Coastal Reserve, in partnership with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, will host a hunter workshop for the Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve.

Officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources are investigating a spill of wastewater at a Jones County swine farm, which resulted in a discharge to the Trent River. The cause and volume of the wastewater discharge have not yet been determined.  

As part of its ongoing investigation, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality this week urged Chemours to stop discharging two additional chemical compounds into the Cape Fear River. The compounds were identified in the company’s waste stream by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency preliminary analysis shared with the state this week.

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is looking for commercial and recreational fishermen and scientists to serve on the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee.

The N.C. Division of Water Resources urges caution for people recreating in rivers, lakes and other natural water bodies after rain events predicted for today may result in localized flooding and contribute to sewer system overflows along North Carolina’s coast.

The Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Sep. 12 at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Washington regional office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has rescheduled a public hearing on multiple proposed shellfish leases in Carteret County due to the forecast of a tropical storm.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on a proposed shellfish lease in Hyde County at 6 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Ocracoke Watermen’s Exhibit, Community Square Dock, 278 Irvin Garrish Highway, Ocracoke.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on proposed shellfish leases in Onslow County at 6 p.m. Sept. 19 at the North Topsail Beach Town Center, 2008 Loggerhead Court, North Topsail Beach.