COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN GIVE BACK TO LOCAL COMMUNITY
This week commercial fishermen of Dare County, who were participants in a South Atlantic Deep Water Long Line Survey donated their catch to Beach Food Pantry of Kitty Hawk NC. The Blue Line Tilefish were valued at an estimated market value of $15 per pound.
The fish were filleted, packaged, frozen and delivered by Willie R. Etheridge Seafood of Wanchese, NC.
NCFA Board, staff and fellow members are very proud of our commercial fishermen and thank you for your generosity.
If you are interested in making a donation to Beach Food Panty of Kitty Hawk, NC., you can mail donations to:
Beach Food Pantry
4007 N. Croatan Hwy,
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
You can donate online: https://beachfoodpantry.org/
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE for 9/10/2021
H-181 WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION AMENDMENTS;
sponsored by Adams, Yarborough & Wray;
The bill made it through the Senate & House and is now on the Governor’s desk.
https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H181v7.pdf
Of interest, but not fisheries related, are the current public hearings by the General Assembly on the redistricting process. Legislators are currently conducting hearings in each of the state’s 13 congressional districts to take public comment. Below are the hearings in coastal areas:
Sept. 14: Elizabeth City State University, 5 p.m.
Sept. 16: Pitt Community College, 3 p.m.
Sept. 29: UNC-Wilmington, 5 p.m.
You can find more information or sign up to speak at the website ncleg.gov
The link for audio/video of previous meetings or hearings is here:
https://www.ncleg.gov/Documents/493#Video
God bless,
Jerry
