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Source: NCDEQ, 11/9/20 The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet by web conference
Nov. 19-20, beginning at 9 a.m. each day. The public may
listen to the meeting by phone or listen and view presentations in real-time
online. A 30-minute
public comment period is scheduled near the beginning of the meeting on Nov.
19. Those who wish to speak during the comment period are required to
preregister by 5 p.m. Nov. 17. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the
chairman may limit the time each speaker may comment. For links to
join the meeting and to register to speak, go to the Marine Fisheries Commission November 2020 Meeting webpage. Following the meeting, an audio recording will be posted online.
Members of the public may also submit written comments to the commission in two
ways:
- Online Comments – Public comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. Nov. 17 through an online form available here.
- Mailed Comments – Written comments may be mailed to Attn. MFC Office, P.O Box 769, Morehead City, N.C. 28557. Comments must be received by the division by 5 p.m. Nov. 17.
Agenda
items include:
- Possible
action pertaining to:
- Small mesh gill net rules;
- Gear restrictions as a management tool for artificial reefs
in state ocean waters; and
- Prohibiting the repackaging of foreign crab meat in North
Carolina.
- Discussion
of the commercial and recreational sector harvest allocations for southern
flounder in draft Amendment 3 of the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan.
- Presentations
on recently completed striped bass assessment reports and a resulting
Revision to Amendment 1 to the N.C.
Estuarine Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan to implement adaptive
management contained in the current management plan reducing fishing
mortality in the Albemarle Sound/Roanoke River Management Area that will
be effective Jan. 1, 2021.
- Votes
on a slate of nominees for at-large seats on the Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
- Final approval of readoption of Marine Fisheries Commission
rules 15A NCAC 18A .3401- .3407 pertaining to Coastal Recreational Waters
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Notification.
- A
presentation on the 2019 commercial and recreational landings.
- An
update on the development of the 2021 Coastal Habitat Protection Plan.
Go to the Marine Fisheries Commission November 2020 Meeting webpage for the meeting agenda and briefing book.
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