Coastal waters temporarily close to shellfishing
THIS INFORMATION FROM A NEWS RELEASE SENT TO THE WWAY NEWSCHANNEL 3 NEWSROOMMOREHEAD CITY, NC (NCDENR) -– Upon recommendation of the state health director, the NC Division of Marine Fisheries will...
View ArticleNC woman sentenced for stealing crab pots
ELIZABETH CITY, NC (AP) -- State officials say a Pasquotank County woman has been sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to stealing nearly 50 crab pots from other commercial...
View ArticleHouse bill would restrict species from commercial fishing, raise recreational...
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) -- Commercial fishing is a $180 million industry in North Carolina. Now a bill in the state House could filet a chunk of commercial fishing and turn it over to recreational...
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Gill net setback to take effect on NC coast Sunday
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- State officials are set to enforce a rule which establishes a 100-yard gill net setback from most North Carolina ocean beaches to protect bottlenose dolphins.The new rule goes into...
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North Carolina's seafood harvest dropping
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina's seafood harvest is dropping.The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries said the state's fish and shellfish...
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Dozens of dead sharks wash ashore in Oak Island
OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) -- It was a shocking sight for some residents of Oak Island on the beach yesterday when about 50 sharks were lying by the shore dead, ranging anywhere between 1 to 4 feet in...
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