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: March 30, 2026
Meetings This Week- CCRW and ASMFC Coastal Carolina Riverwatch The Coastal Carolina Riverwatch (CCRW) group will be hosting their virtual Industry Working Group (IWG) meeting Tuesday, March 31st from 5:30 - 6:30pm. We'll hear from Dr. Joel Fodrie...
Weekly Update: March 23, 2026
SAFMC Lines of Communication This Week The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) is coming to North Carolina this week to hold a series of in person stakeholder meetings. The meetings will be held nightly from 6-8pm at 4 different locations. ...
Weekly Update: March 16, 2026
MFC Advisory Committee Meetings This Week The North Carolina Marine Fishery Commission (MFC) will hold two more Advisory Committee (AC) meetings this week in Morehead City. Public comment opportunities are scheduled at the beginning of each meeting....
Weekly Update: March 09, 2026
MFC Advisory Committee Meetings This Week The North Carolina Marine Fishery Commission (MFC) will hold Advisory Committee (AC) meetings beginning on Tuesday this week. There will be a total of five AC meetings held in multiple locations this week and next....
Weekly Update: March 01, 2026
SAFMC Meets This Week The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC) meets this week in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Dates: March 2, 2026 - March 6, 2026 Location: Villas by the Sea Resort, 1175 N. Beachview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA 31527 ...
Weekly Update: February 23, 2026
MFC Meeting Recap The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) met last week in Kitty Hawk for their quarterly business meeting. Atlantic Bonito The MFC voted (5 yes - 2 no - 2 abstain) for draft option 4 which includes an initial 5-fish...
Weekly Update: February 15, 2026
North Carolina MFC Meeting This Week The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) meets this week. February 18-19 (Wednesday-Thursday) in Kitty Hawk, NC at Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks/Kitty Hawk 5353 N Virginia Dare Trail Kitty Hawk, NC 27949...
Weekly Update: February 09, 2026
MAFMC Meeting This Week The Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (MAFMC) meets this week, February 10-11 (Tuesday and Wednesday), through webinar only. It is a fairly light agenda. Links to the meeting below. MAFMC Meeting Webpage Join The Webinar MAFMC...