Fishing

Marine Fisheries to look at petition that could end inside trawling

Four advisory committees of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will meet jointly on July 30 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center to accept public comment and discuss appropriate actions on a petition to classify most internal coastal waters as secondary nursery areas – a move that would likely end shrimp and crab trawling in those waters. […]

Fishing

Black sea bass restrictions may be lessened this summer.

Fishermen who have lamented tight restrictions on black sea bass off the Carolinas may get some relief. The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council said the most-recent stock status survey was good enough to consider raising recreational quotas for the popular bottomfish, and it is asking fishermen to comment electronically or by mail before a special conference on May 13. […]

Hunting

Habitat Improvement Initiative Series

Stillwater Hunt Club is a private hunting club in Halifax County, N.C., in the heart of one of the highest deer-production areas in the state. Over the past 37 years, Stillwater has grown from a small lease to over 2,300 contiguous acres. […]