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: April 14, 2025
Flounder, Social and Economics, Tilefish, Black Sea Bass The final Advisory Committee (AC) meeting regarding Amendment 4 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan (FMP) will be held this week. This amendment has only one action item, whether to shift the...
Weekly Update: April 07, 2025
Regional and Finfish ACs Meet to Discuss Amendment 4 to the Southern Flounder FMP (Increasing Recreational Access) The Northern and Southern Advisory Committees (ACs) will meet this week (Finfish AC meets next week) to discuss and take public comment on...
Weekly Update: March 31, 2025
SAFMC Mackerel and Snapper Grouper AP Meetings This Week Mackerel Cobia AP The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (SAFMC) Mackerel Cobia Advisory Panel (AP) is meeting this week in Charleston, SC. During the meeting, the AP will review the Mackerel...
Weekly Update: March 24, 2025
Open Letter: It’s Time for Collaborative Management After two weeks of fisheries meetings and numerous comments from stakeholders, it’s clear that our current system of fisheries management leaves much to be desired. Since the General Assembly passed...
Weekly Update: March 17, 2025
MFC Meeting Recap and Blue Crab AC Meetings Last week the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) met in Kitty Hawk for their quarterly meeting. There was a good turnout from the public as well as a lot of good public comments. Even though the meeting...
Weekly Update: March 10, 2025
MFC Meeting This Week The time has come for the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) to discuss and vote on the six fisheries on the chopping block. This is your chance to come together and show unity and support as a fishing community. Public comments are...
Weekly Update: March 06, 2025
Recreational Access to Southern Flounder While the proposed changes to the management of the Blue Crab fishery have drawn a lot of attention, it’s important to remember that there are other very important issues on the agenda for next week's MFC meeting. One of...
Weekly Update: March 05, 2025
Did Commercial Fishermen Do Enough? “If the commercial sector had taken a larger reduction last time, we wouldn’t be here now, needing even more harvest reductions.” This is not the first time hearing this. We hear it almost every time flounder management is...