Weekly Update: July 31, 2020

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE     RESIGNATIONS & APPOINTMENTS: Representative Debra Conrad, a four term Republican, announced she is retiring, probably today, from the NC House. She represents the 74th District, Forsyth County.   Linda Cooper-Suggs was appointed on...

Weekly Update: July 17, 2020

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE   The General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene September 2, 2020, so not much going on, so here is an update since the beginning of the year concerning deaths or resignations of legislative members.   RESIGNATIONS & APPOINTMENTS: Senator...

Weekly Update: July 17, 2020

Final Rule Increases Annual Catch Limits for South Atlantic Blueline Tilefish   NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule for Abbreviated Framework Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, which increases the...

FISH LIES, PROPOGANDA, FAKE NEWS

FISH LIES, PROPOGANDA, FAKE NEWS Contributed by NCDMF  July 2, 2020  Feature Stories WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY: EASTON EDWARDS   I recently attended the Marine Fisheries Commission meeting held in New Bern, NC on February 19th & 20th.  Public...

“To Be Rather Than To Seem”

“To Be Rather Than To Seem” By Glenn Skinner  July 2, 2020  A Thought from the Executive Director   North Carolina’s seafood industry has been under attack from special interest groups for decades, and even now in the midst of the COVID-19...