The Environmental Management Commission’s water quality committee is to hear the status of the 2026 draft update to the state’s long-term plan to protect and preserve habitats that support coastal fisheries.
Coastal Habitat Protection Plan
Panel to update CRC on hardened structures report revisions
The Coastal Resources Commission and the science panel that advises the commission are scheduled to meet in Manteo Aug. 26-27 to discuss, among other topics, the draft report on coastal hardened erosion-control structures.
Marine Fisheries Commission to meet in Raleigh Aug. 19-20
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission is expected to hear the draft update to the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan during its meeting this month.
DEQ staff ready update to fisheries habitat protection plan
North Carolina’s Coastal Habitat Protection Plan, a long-term strategy for supporting coastal fisheries, is due for its five-year update, and the three state commissions that adopt rules for air and water quality, state fisheries, and coastal development, respectively, are set to soon send draft changes out for public comment.
Work begins for periodic update of state coastal habitat plan
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality staff are to present outlines for the new issue papers for the 2026 update to the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan, the state’s long-term strategy to protect coastal habitat, a necessity for a sustainable seafood industry.
EMC to hear progress on habitat protection plan update
The 15-member Environmental Management Commission are scheduled to hear an update to the N.C. Coastal Habitat Protection Plan at its July 9 meeting.
Committee to discuss draft habitat plan, seagrass formula
The Habitat and Water Quality Advisory Committee’s meeting scheduled for Thursday will include discussion of the draft 2026 amendment to the North Carolina Coastal Habitat Protection Plan.
Coastal Habitat Protection Plan steering committee to meet
members are to discuss possible updates for the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality that focuses on “long-term enhancement of coastal fisheries through habitat protection and enhancement efforts.”
State fisheries now accepting applications for committees
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is accepting applications through Oct. 24 for its various committees.
Coastal Habitat Protection Plan revisions to be discussed
The N.C. Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee’s Sept. 25 agenda includes discussing the proposed framework and timeline for the 2026 Coastal Habitat Protection Plan amendment.
Coastal Habitat Protection Plan steering committee to meet
The public can listen to the meeting by computer or at a listening station in the North Carolina Department of North Carolina Environmental Quality’s Wilmington Regional Office.
EMC to hear Coastal Habitat Protection Plan presentation
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission meets Sept. 13-14 at Carteret Community College in Morehead City.
Coastal Habitat Protection Plan committee to hold update
Committee members are to hear updates on the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan 2021 Amendment recommendations and presentations on the Marine Debris Action Plan and the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative.
Partnership updates maps for monitoring seagrass losses
Previous mapping efforts have shown declines in submerged aquatic vegetation.
NCDEQ provides review of 2021 actions
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Elizabeth S. Biser said that NCDEQ is committed to protecting the resources and people of the state.
Coastal Habitat Protection Plan 2021 amendment approved
The Coastal Habitat Protection Plan’s 2021 amendment to the 2016 plan has been unanimously approved by the Coastal Resources, Environmental Management and Marine Fisheries commissions.
