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: December 04, 2023
SAFMC Meeting This Week in Beaufort The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC) is meeting in Beaufort, NC December 4-8 at the Beaufort Hotel. The meeting will be open to the public starting at 1:30 Monday afternoon and will run through noon on Friday. ...
Weekly Update: November 27, 2023
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....
Weekly Update: November 20, 2023
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...
Weekly Update: November 13, 2023
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...
Weekly Update: November 06, 2023
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....
Weekly Update: October 30, 2023
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...
Weekly Update: October 23, 2023
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)...
Weekly Update: October 16, 2023
ASMFC Meeting in Beaufort This Week The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) is holding their Annual Meeting this week at the Beaufort Hotel, 2440 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort, North Carolina. The meeting will start Monday morning at 9:00 and...