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Into the fray steps the latest N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries boss
A guy I know who has owned a tackle shop on North Carolina’s coast for decades posed a question the other day I had to admit I couldn’t answer.
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N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries names new director
Dr. Braxton Davis, director of the N.C. Division of Coastal Management, was named on Tuesday to lead the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. […]
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NCDMF is on top of striped bass
If you’re a fishermen who targets striped bass and you monitor the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries proclamations and stock-status reports, your heart may have skipped three or four beats since Jan. 1. […]
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NCDMF still operating on low budget level due to missing JEA
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries continues to operate on a budget raided by the state legislature of $600,000 six months after Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law a Joint Enforcement Agreement that would earn the state’s saltwater management agency that amount in federal assistance. […]
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NCDMF tags more than 1,000 ocean stripers to study migration, spawning
I recently had the opportunity to go on a couple of the 10 fishing trips that are part of a program funded by sales of North Carolina’s Coastal Recreational Fishing License to catch and tag coastal striped bass. […]
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NCDMF’s stock-assessment report for southern flounder is sidetracked
Southern flounder, according to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, have been in trouble for more than 10 years, and a potential big step toward ending overfishing and overharvest of the species has turned into a big stumble. […]
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NCDMF treading water on JEA, waiting for approval from top government officials
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has yet to act on an item in the 2014 state budget, apparently because it hasn’t gotten the green light from higher-ups in the government, all of whom have received a letter from 10 Republican legislators asking them to delay action. […]
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Francesconi, NCDMF’s artificial reef coordinator, loses cancer battle
Jim Francesconi, artificial reef program coordinator for the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, passed away on July 18 during the second round of a prolonged battle with leukemia. […]
Events & Announcements
Sea Grant, NCDMF offering graduate fellowship to study bycatch
North Carolina Sea Grant and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries are accepting applications for a fellowship opportunity for students nearing completion of an advanced degree program in natural resources or marine sciences. […]
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NCDMF to fishermen: Our trout dodged cold-weather bullet
As the bitter cold bore down on North Carolina last week, many fishermen and fishery managers braced for a disaster, worried about another cold-stun kill of speckled trout like the one that devastated the fishery in January 2011. […]