Update On Call To Action On House Bill 442

First, we would like to thank everyone who has already contacted our state Senators. Your voices are being heard and it is making a difference! If you have not contacted the Senate yet we urge you to do so, time is of the essence!

House Bill 442 includes:

-A recreational season (for flounder) not less than six weeks between May

15 and November 15 of each year, with a limit of one fish per person per day and

no seasonal limit.

-A commercial quota with a total allowed catch of 750,000 pounds, with quota

overages in one year deducted from the following year’s quota and any unused

quota from one year added to the following year’s quota.

-A year-round Red Snapper season with a limit of two fish per person per

day and a 20-inch minimum size limit in state waters.

HB 442 has passed in the House and now needs to pass the Senate before being sent to the Governor to be signed into law.

Let the Senators know that,

“You support the quick approval of HB 442 “Restore Flounder/Red Snapper Season”!

Please identify yourself as a recreational fisherman, commercial fisherman,

charter/for-hire captain, seafood consumer, or other.

We’re asking everyone to email or call the office of the Chair of Senate Rules Committee, Senator Bill Rabon and if you have not already done so, contact Senator Phil Berger and your district Senator as well.

Senator Bill Rabon contact information:

Office phone number: 919-733-5963

Email: Bill.Rabon@ncleg.gov

Senator Phil Berger contact information:

Office phone number: 919-733-5708

Email: Phil.Berger@ncleg.gov

Senators listed by County can be found here:

List of Senators

All recreational and commercial flounder fishermen need to ask the Senate to

approve HB 442 “Restore Flounder/Red Snapper Season”!

Link to HB 442

NCFA Staff