Source: NCDEQ, 5/7/21
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet
by web conference on May 20 beginning at 9 a.m. The public may listen to the meeting by phone or listen and view
presentations online. For links to join the meeting, go to the Marine Fisheries Commission
Meeting webpage.
Following the meeting, an audio recording will be posted online.
Members of the public may submit comments to the commission in three ways:
- Sign Up to Speak at the Meeting – A 30-minute public comment period is scheduled near the
beginning of the meeting. Those who wish to speak during the comment
period are required to preregister by 5 p.m. on May 18. To accommodate as
many speakers as possible, the chairman may limit the time each speaker
may comment. Click here to register to speak.
- Submit Online Comments – Public comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on May 18 through an online form. Click here to submit comments online.
- Mail Comments – Written comments may be mailed to May 2021 Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting Comments, P.O Box 769, Morehead City, N.C. 28557. Comments must be received by the division by 5 p.m. on May 18.
Agenda items include: =
A presentation on Draft
Amendment 2 to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan and a vote to send the draft
amendment out for public and advisory committee review. =
An update of the CARES Act
Fisheries Relief Program. =
An update on Amendment 2 and
Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan. =
Updates on the N.C. Fishery
Management Plan for Interjurisdictional Fisheries and Amendment 2 to the
Estuarine Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan. =
A vote on notice of text to
begin the rulemaking process for readopting a slate of rules under a state-mandated periodic review
schedule. =
A potential vote on notice of
text to begin the rulemaking process for rules to prohibit repacking of foreign
crab meat in North Carolina. For information on scheduled meeting topics, see the agenda and
briefing book on the Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting webpage.
WHO:
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N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission
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WHAT:
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Quarterly Business Meeting
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WHEN:
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May 20, 2021
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WHERE:
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Meeting by Web Conference
Click here for links
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