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: 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...