The deadline to apply for a standard commercial fishing license is fast approaching.
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries standard commercial fishing license, or SCFL, eligibility board is to meet Oct. 14 to consider license applications that are deemed complete and submitted by the Sept. 21 deadline.
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The division, under the state Department of Environmental Quality, acts as staff to and carries out the rules and regulations mandated by the Marine Fisheries Commission.
The standard commercial fishing license is issued annually to an individual or business that allows the commercial harvest of fish, shrimp, crab and other marine species from state coastal waters and the sale of that harvest to a licensed dealer. The SCFL Eligibility Board meets two to three times a year to consider license applications.
For directions on applying for a commercial fishing license, visit the Division of Marine Fisheries website and click on the Eligibility Pool Application link.
For more information on the meeting, contact division License Eligibility Clerk Ann Bordeaux-Nixon at 910-796-7261 or Ann.Bordeaux-Nixon@deq.nc.gov.
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