LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Several bills have been introduced this week but nothing that involves fisheries. The shellfish bill should be ready next week.
FISHERIES RELATED
ASMFC Atlantic Herring Board Approves Draft Addendum II for Public Comment
Draft Addendum Considers Measures to Protect Spawning Herring in Area 1A (www.asmfc.org)
Recovered Crab Pots Available To Rightful Owners
Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board to meet
The Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will meet by teleconference at 10:30 a.m., April 11. The public may listen to the meeting at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Wilmington Regional Office, 127 N Cardinal Drive, Wilmington and at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Headquarters, 3441 Arendell Street, Morehead City. http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/commercial-fishing-license-information