LEGISLATIVE UPDATE On October 15th, Congressman Joe Cunningham who represents South Carolina’s First District which makes up the state’s coastal region, introduced HR-4679, CLIMATE READY FISHERIES ACT of 2019. There are currently 3 cosponsors of...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE WHEN WILL THE SESSION END? Well, last week I mentioned maybe the end of October. That’s what Senate leader Phil Berger said. This week, House Speaker Tim Moore said adjournment at the end of October is highly unlikely. He...
From Our Executive Director-Glenn Skinner At the September 30th NCFA Board Meeting our Board voted to oppose any further action on the Amendment to the Blue Crab FMP until the stock assessment had been updated with data from 2017-2019. This...
Fall Updates By Jerry Schill October 3, 2019 A Word from the Director of Government Relations In my last column I said the following regarding this year’s session of the North Carolina General Assembly: “It’s hard to say how long to it will last, but consider it safe...
Do Your Homework! By Glenn Skinner October 3, 2019 A Thought from the Executive Director Recent management actions on species like Striped Bass and Southern Flounder have caused quite an uproar among commercial and recreational fishermen in NC. The restrictions on...
