More Flounder Mismanagement In the Weekly Update last week, I talked about how the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has gone outside of the southern flounder FMP (fisheries management plan) and decided to set their own rules for the 2023...
NC Southern Flounder Fishermen Wronged by the State, for doing right! North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has announced the 2023 commercial season for southern flounder. The commercial season will be similar to last year’s season with a couple...
Southern Flounder Fiasco In the middle of trying to rebuild the southern flounder population in our state, the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission (WRC) has decided this year to have a separate recreational season outside of the recreational season set by the...
Another Assault On North Carolina’s Commercial Industry Draft Amendment 15 to the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) was released and circulated for public scoping in May of this year. Draft Amendment 15...
NORTH CAROLINA FISHERIES ASSOCIATION, INC. www.ncfish.org PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release August 8, 2023 Contact: Glenn Skinner, Executive Director; 252-646-7742 COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF NC SHRIMPERS AND COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN “SOME COMFORT” In a major...
