Source: Adam Wagner, WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, 3/23/18


The state Marine Fisheries Commission proposed changes to the General Assembly last month. A controversial proposal that would tighten the definition of a commercial fisherman in North Carolina is stalled at the Division of Marine Fisheries for now, even as it still sparks strong feelings with both commercial and recreational fishermen. During its February meeting, the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission narrowly approved recommending to the N.C. General Assembly a proposal that would, among other things, require commercial fishermen to record at least 1,000 pounds of fish caught or 15 trips in any two of a running five-year period.

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