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The winter fishery for bluefin tuna is a vital part of the coastal economy of North Carolina.

Bluefin Tuna Meeting Scheduled for Dec. 18 in Morehead City

Commercial and recreational anglers are invited to attend a public meeting in Morehead City to discuss the upcoming Atlantic Bluefin tuna fishery. […]

Amendment 15A to the Snowy Grouper FMP will determine long-term rebuilding plans for overfished stocks of snowy grouper (pictured above), black sea bass and red porgy.

Council Approves Amendment to Rebuild Fish Stocks

From News Reports

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved stock rebuilding plans for three economically important species found in the snapper grouper management complex during its recent meeting in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. […]

Taking oyster shells to collection sites like this one will help provide habitat for oysters in the future.

Recycling Oyster Shells Helps Refurbish Shellfish Grounds

From News Reports

Recycling oyster shells provides S.C. Department of Natural Resources an opportunity to refurbish shellfish grounds with local shells for new generations of oysters to grow. […]

Oyster shell recycling stations, like the collection site above, are spread across the N.C. coast and in several inland counties. For a list of the locations, visit www.ncdmf.net.

Oyster Shell Recycling Program Grows Shellfish and Finfish

Jerry Dilsaver

It would be a good program with any of the results, but the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) Oyster Shell Recycling Program is a triple winner as it provides habitat and refuge for both oysters and fish, plus the oysters filter the water and keep it cleaner for a healthier environment. […]

Cover: December 2007 (NC) – Hunting

North Carolina Sportsman

Rickey Glenn of Durham bagged his second trophy buck in two years while hunting in northern Durham County. […]

Cover: December 2007 (NC) – Fishing

North Carolina Sportsman

We’re entering prime time for a striper blitz at the Outer Banks. […]

Big-water streams such as the Nantahala River are more productive than smaller streams during the winter.

Winter arrives at high country

Robert Satterwhite

Winter comes to the mountains in muted shades of gray, green and brown.

Except for evergreens, trees have been stripped of their leaves, leaving only bare, twiggy branches. It’s a stark and different kind of beauty here in the winter. […]

Winter is a good time to find striped bass at Kerr Lake or Lake Gaston by fishing the same areas that held crankbait bass during the middle of summer.

Try stripers, crappie this winter

David Fritts

December is a great month to do a lot of things, not the least of them being hunting deer, organizing your tackle and cleaning up your boat. […]

Rods, rod cases for three- and four-piece rods, reels, fishing line and, of course, the latest lures make good Christmas gifts for sportsmen.

Fishing for sportsmen’s gifts

Jerry Dilsaver

Last December I wrote a column about Christmas gifts for sportsmen and the response was overwhelming. Wives, family members and girl friends stopped by the Sportsman booth during January and February boat shows to thank me for the suggestions and to ask I be sure to do it again. […]

Jerry Pruitt (left) and Randy Pope of Hickory landed 21.98 pounds of crappie Oct. 5-6 to capture the Cabelas Crappie USA national title at Kentucky Lake.

Tar Heels sweep top 5 at Gaston

Tony Garitta

Patrick Wooten of Wake Forest won the Sept. 29-30 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division Super Tournament at Lake Gaston with 29-11 and received $5,741. […]