Marine Fisheries Commission

State Officials Eye Harvest Restrictions To Rebuild Southern Flounder Stock

Elizabeth Friend

The state Marine Fisheries Commission will meet later this month to consider instituting fishing seasons to help increase the stock of one of the state鈥檚鈥�

Image of Eddie Willis, who is a fourth-generation fisherman. He is the founder of a community supported fishery called Core Sound Seafood.

Business & Economy

Fighting For Local Seafood

Anita Rao

The United States controls more ocean than any other country in the world, but more than 85 percent of the seafood Americans eat is imported.鈥�

Business & Economy

Fighting For Local Seafood

Anita Rao

The United States controls more ocean than any other country in the world, but more than 85 percent of the seafood Americans eat is imported.鈥�

Fish and Wildlife Service worker on boat checking gill net full of fish

Environment

Why Do NC Fishermen Want To Pay More To Fund Regulation?

Rebecca Martinez

A trade group of North Carolina commercial fishermen has proposed that the General Assembly raise their fishing license fees to pay for regulatory鈥�

Sorting the sea scallop catch on the NC coast

Business & Economy

Bay Scallop Harvesting Resumes After 7-Year Moratorium

Eric Hodge

For the first time since 2006, fishermen along North Carolina's southeastern coast can go after bay scallops in Bogue Sound. A moratorium on the mollusks鈥�

Environment

Recreational Fishing Group Seeks Ban On Shrimping Device

Gurnal Scott

A recreational fishing group wants the Marine Fisheries Commission to ban a device some commercial fishermen use to catch shrimp.Gurnal Scott: The device鈥�

Environment

Large-Scale Menhaden Fishing Banned

Isaac-Davy Aronson

A ban goes into effect today on an industrial-scale method of fishing for menhaden off the North Carolina coast. The ban was approved earlier this month鈥�

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Marine Fisheries Commission