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 Committee.
The draft shellfish bill is still under review.
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION
Last week we listed the entire list of candidates and encouraged folks that are in the Third District to attend candidate forums or individual candidate meet and greet or fund raisers to meet them and learn more.
CANDIDATE FORUM IN NEW BERN
The Coastal Carolina Taxpayers Association is holding a candidates’ forum on Friday, March 22nd at the Craven Community College in New Bern, Orringer Auditorium, 6:00pm.
Candidate Greg Murphy is having an event at a home in New Bern on Saturday, March 23rd from 5:00 to 7:00pm. Contact Lynda Blount for info: (252) 714-1164.
CANDIDATE FORUM IN NEW BERN
On April 15th, the following have agreed to speak to the God and Country Christian Alliance: Phil Law, Michelle Nix, Michael Speciale, Shannon Bray and Gary Ceres. I expect others will be added to that list as well.
If you know of any events for the Third District candidates, please let us know. The primary is April 30th!
Due to unexpected occurrences, we are sorry to let you know that our April/May 2019 Tradewinds issue will be postponed one month later than originally anticipated.
Recent Updates
Weekly Update: April 22 ,2024
Speckled Trout Meeting This Week The speckled trout Advisory Committee (AC) meets this week with NC Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) staff to discuss options for Amendment 1 to the speckled trout fisheries management plan (FMP). The AC and DMF staff are...
Weekly Update: April 15 ,2024
Thank You I want to thank everyone for coming out to the AC meetings last week. You filled the seats at every meeting and your comments and conversations before, during, and afterwards sent a loud and clear message! We all know the importance of SAV (submerged...
Weekly Update: April 08 ,2024
ADVISORY COMMITTEES Meet This Week to Discuss Shrimp Trawl Area Closure The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is proposing closing shrimp trawling in dozens of areas from Kitty Hawk to Sneads Ferry to protect submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV)....
Weekly Update: April 01 ,2024
Mackerel Port Meetings This Week The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC) staff is hosting 4 mackerel port meetings in North Carolina, Monday through Thursday this week. This is your chance to tell the council what this fishery means to you, your...
Weekly Update: March 18,2024
Snapper Group Advisory Panel Meets This Week The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council’s (SAFMC) Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) meets this week (March 26-28, 2024) Meeting time: Tuesday 1:00-5:00, Wednesday 8:30-5:00, Thursday 8:30-Noon ...
Weekly Update: March 18,2024
News From the South Atlantic The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC) met the first full week of March in Jekyll Island, Georgia. The main items discussed at this meeting were king and Spanish mackerel tournament sales, Black Sea bass, red...
Weekly Update: March 11,2024
CCA NC Silence on More Proposed Bag Limit Reductions I was recently forwarded a copy of the CCA NC’s newsletter Tidelines (https://votervoice.net/mobile/CCANC/newsletters/365934?isInformationalBroadcast=true), which included a recap of the February 2024 meeting...
Weekly Update: March 04,2024
Rulemaking for False Albacore As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) decided, at its February 2024 business meeting, to move forward with rulemaking for False Albacore. The proposed Rule, as approved by the MFC,...