Weekly Update: March 29, 2019 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION NCFA attended a Wildlife Resources Commission meeting on March 21st. The only item on their agenda was to consider adopting a closure for striped bass to coincide with the proclamation by...
Weekly Update: March 22, 2019 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Jerry Schill There have been no fisheries related bill introduced this week, as of end of business on Wednesday. H-169, The bill to make the Loggerhead Sea Turtle the state reptile is in the House Environment...
Weekly Update: March 15, 2019 FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR : Glenn Skinner On Wednesday, March 13, 2019 the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (NC MFC) held an “Emergency” Meeting in Kinston, NC to discuss directing (forcing) the DMF Director, Steve Murphey to...
Weekly Update: March 8, 2019 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Shellfish draft: The draft bill will be reviewed next week so stay tuned. S-177: CARTERET LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX FOR DREDGING introduced by Senator Norman Sanderson Referred to the Senate Rules Committee...
Weekly Update: March 1, 2019 FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Shrimp Petition Update The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) members were informed at their February business meeting that no further actions can be taken on the North Carolina Wildlife...
