LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:
Shellfish draft: The draft bill will be reviewed next week so stay tuned.
S-177: CARTERET LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX FOR DREDGING introduced by Senator Norman Sanderson Referred to the Senate Rules Committee https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S177v1.pdf
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THIRD DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL SEAT:
As of the end of business on Thursday, March 7 th , there are 19 candidates for the special election for the Third Congressional District, left vacant by the death of Congressman Walter Jones. There is one more day left to file and word is there will be more to add to the Democrat and Republican lists.
There are 4 Democrat, 13 Republican, 1 Constitution and 1 Libertarian candidates. We’ll give you their names in a special update once the list is complete. If the candidates will let us know, we’ll let you know when they schedule any Meet & Greet or other events so you can meet them and/or ask questions.
The primary election will be held on April 30th .
Recent Updates
Weekly Update: September 09, 2024
Speckled Trout Quiz Lately, whether due to a general lack of knowledge or simply parroting the constant stream of misinformation, there seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the management of our coastal fisheries, like Speckled Trout for example....
Weekly Update: September 02, 2024
More Speckled Trout Reductions Than Necessary These graphs are copied and pasted directly from the NC Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) Spotted Seatrout Scoping Document. Can someone please explain to me why this triggered a harvest reduction of 19.9% to...
Weekly Update: August 26, 2024
Trout Management vs Flounder Management The first North Carolina southern flounder Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) was adopted in 2005 and 20 years later we are looking at a harvest moratorium for recreational anglers. Speckled trout (Spotted seatrout) management...
Weekly Update: August 19, 2024
Here We Go Again! Instead of giving you the upcoming Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) meeting details like I would normally do this week, I want you to read one of our previous Updates that our Executive Director Glenn Skinner wrote on March 7, 2022. After the...
Weekly Update: August 12, 2024
Spotted Sea (Speckled) Trout Comments Due As most of you know, we are about midway through updating the Spotted Sea Trout FMP (Fisheries Management Plan). Comments are again needed at this stage of the management process! Written comments and in person...
Weekly Update: August 05, 2024
ASMFC Meeting This Week The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) meets this week in Arlington, VA. Meeting Time: Tuesday, August 6th through Thursday, August 8th Agenda: Final Agenda Webinar Registration: Register Here...
Weekly Update: July 29, 2024
Upcoming August Meetings The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Committee (ASMFC) will be holding their summer 2024 meeting August 6 - 8 in Arlington, Virginia. Summer ASMFC Meeting Webpage The Mid Atlantic Fisheries Management Council...
Weekly Update: July 22, 2024
Oyster and Clam AC Meeting Recap The Oyster and Clam Advisory Committee (AC) met in New Bern last week. The purpose of this meeting was for stakeholders and outside biologists (AC members) to provide feedback and input to the NC Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF)...