Upcoming December SAFMC Meeting The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC) is meeting in Beaufort, NC December 4-8 at the Beaufort Hotel. This meeting has a lot on the agenda that will have direct impact on many of our fisheries in North Carolina....
MFC Meeting Recap The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) met last week in Emerald Isle, NC. I am happy to report there was good turnout from fishermen giving comments and talking with commissioners and staff during and after the meeting. As...
Striped Mullet at the NCMFC Meeting This Week The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) is meeting this week in Emerald Isle to vote on approval of the striped mullet draft Amendment 2 to go out for public scoping. In this draft the NC Division of Marine...
SAFMC Dolphin Wahoo and Mackerel Cobia AP Meetings The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (SAFMC) Dolphin Wahoo and Mackerel Cobia Advisory Panels (AP) will meet this week in Charleston. Both meetings will also be available to listen to and comment online....
Spanish Mackerel Framework Amendment 13 Scoping The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC) staff will be holding two online only webinars for scoping of Framework Amendment 13 to the Spanish mackerel fisheries management plan (FMP). This Amendment...
The ASMFC Last week I had a reader who was interested in understanding more about what the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is and how they fit in with North Carolina fisheries management. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)...
