Press Releases

The Division of Marine Fisheries will issue North Carolina Saltwater Fishing Tournament citations for flounder catches that weigh 5 pounds or more during the recreational flounder season, which begins Sunday.

State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory for a sound-side swimming area in Pamlico County.

An advisory against swimming was posted today at a sound-side site in Pamlico County, where state officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards.

State officials today lifted a precautionary advisory against swimming for all ocean and sound-side waters in Brunswick County that were affected by Hurricane Isaias.

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet by webinar Aug. 20-21, beginning at 9 a.m. each day

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will hold the rescheduled public hearing on the draft permits for two proposed Carolina Sunrock LLC facilities on September 10, 2020 at 6 p.m.  Members of the public will be able to participate in the hearing by phone or online and comments will be accepted until September 14, 2020 at 5 p.m.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing by webinar on proposed shellfish leases in Onslow County at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15

recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory for sound-side swimming area in Dare County.

An advisory against swimming was posted today at a sound-side site in Dare County, where state officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards.

State recreational water quality officials are advising the public to avoid swimming in both ocean and sound-side waters in Brunswick County affected by Hurricane Isaias