A joint meeting of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Resource Fund Committee and the Funding Committee for the N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Fund has been scheduled for January.
The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 14 via WebEx.
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Included on the agenda is a discussion to renew funding for a N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Commercial Statistics Project.
Committee members will also consider extending funding for the Always NC Fresh Campaign.
The public may join the meeting online or by telephone. The division will set up a listening station at its headquarters office at 3441 Arendell St., Morehead City.
The commission will accept only written public comments through an online form or by mail to January 2026 CFRF Meetings Comments, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, NC 28557. Comments will be accepted through noon Jan. 12.
Money for the Commercial Fishing Resource Fund comes from an increase in commercial fishing license fees that have been in effect since 2015.
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“The fund pays for observer coverage to fulfill the state’s obligations under the North Carolina’s Endangered Species Act Section 10 Incidental Take Permit for sea turtles and Atlantic sturgeon. Any additional money left in the fund is to be used for projects to develop and support sustainable commercial fishing in the state,” according to a release.
The Commercial Fishing Resource Funding Committee, which includes six commercial fishing representatives, and the marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Fishing Resource Fund Committee, comprised of members of the commission that hold the three commercial fishing seats, must approve spending for these projects.
For more information, contact Kathy.Peterson@deq.nc.gov or call 252-515-5470.
