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Source: NCDENR, 4/8/22
The recreational black sea bass fishing season will open May 15 in
both federal and North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras.
During the open season north of Cape Hatteras, the minimum size limit will be
13 inches total length (tip of the snout to the tip of the tail), and the bag
limit will be 15 fish per person, per day. The season will close on Dec. 11.
The recreational black sea bass regulations north of Cape Hatteras comply with
the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council and Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery
Management Plan. The
management changes are needed to achieve a 20.7% coastwide harvest reduction
target for recreational black sea bass adopted by the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission for 2022.
The recreational black sea bass fishery south of Cape Hatteras is managed by
the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. South of Cape Hatteras, the
minimum size limit is 13 inches total length, and the bag limit is seven fish
per person per day. The recreational black sea bass season begins April 1 each
year and closes when the quota is met. The 2022-2023 season is currently open south
of Cape Hatteras.
For more specific regulations on black sea bass, see Proclamation FF-23-2022 for
North of Cape Hatteras or Proclamation FF-9-2022 for
South of Cape Hatteras at https://deq.nc.gov/fisheries-management-proclamations.
For more information, contact Lorena de la Garza at 252-473-5734 or Lorena.delaGarza@ncdenr.gov.
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