The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet March 23-25 in Kitty Hawk
AGENDA SET FOR FISHERIES COMMISSION MEETING IN KITTY HAWK
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet March 23-25 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 N. Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk.
Agenda items include discussion of recommendations to the draft Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan and a petition from Hyde County to amend the Oyster Fishery Management Plan.
The commission will hold a public comment session at 6 p.m. March 23 for anyone interested in speaking on state marine fisheries issues. The regular business meeting begins at 9 a.m. March 24 and 8:30 a.m. March 25.
For more information, contact Kelly Mullen in the MFC Office at (252) 808-8022 or Kelly.Mullen@ncdenr.gov.
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MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETING
Hilton Gardens in Kitty Hawk
March 23 - 25, 2010
N.C.G.S. 138A-15(e) mandates at the beginning of any meeting of a board, the chair shall remind all members of their duty to avoid conflicts of interest under Chapter 138. The chair also shall inquire as to whether there is any known conflict of interest with respect to any matters coming before the board at that time.
March 23
6 p.m. Public Meeting
March 24
9 a.m. Call to Order*
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Conflict of Interest Reminder
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda**
Approval of December 2009 and February 2010 Meeting Minutes**
9:15 a.m. Public Comment
10 a.m. Issues from Commissioners
10:15 a.m. Chairman’s Report
· BT-11 Update
· Letters
10:45 a.m. Clarification of Executive Order 34 – Frank Crawley
11 a.m. Petition for Rulemaking
· James Massengill
11:30 a.m. Committee Reports
· Civil Penalty/Law Enforcement Committee
· Shellfish Advisory Committee
· Strategic Habitat Area Committee – Region Two
· Coastal Habitat Protection Plan
Noon Lunch Recess
1:30 p.m. Discussion of Gill Net Proclamation to Address ESA Issues
2:30 p.m. Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan – Beth Burns
· Vote on Draft FMP for Public Meetings**
4 p.m. Rule Suspension for Spotted Seatrout – David Taylor
· Vote on Rule Suspension**
4:15 p.m. Amendment 1 Southern Flounder FMP Update– David Taylor
4:30 p.m. Amendment 1 Striped Bass FMP and Assessment Update – Sara Winslow
5 p.m. FMP Guidelines/Management Flexibility – Mike Marshall
6 p.m. Recess
March 25
8:30 a.m. Hyde County Petition to Amend the Oyster Fishery Management Plan
* Times indicated are merely for guidance. The Commission will proceed through the agenda until completed.
**Action Items
Executive Order 34 orders that in transacting board business, each person appointed by the governor shall act always in the best interest of the pubic without regard for her or his financial interests. To this end, each appointee must recuse herself or himself from voting on any matter on which the appointee has a financial interest. Commissioners having questions about a conflict of interest or appearance of conflict should consult with counsel to the Marine Fisheries Commission or the secretary’s ethics liaison. Upon discovering a conflict consistent with Executive Order 34, the commissioner should inform the chair of the commission in accordance with N.C.G.S. 138A-15(e).
Hunting, fishing regulations approved
By Monica Holland
Staff writer
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has approved hunting and fishing regulations discussed during statewide public hearings this past year.
A vote on proposed regulations was held at the March 3 meeting. Among the new regulations that will be in effect next year are:
Striped bass of any size may be harvested from June 1 through September 30 from Lake Gaston and Roanoke Rapids Lake within th efour-fish daily creel limit.
A 14-inch minimum size limit for largemouth bass in Jordan and Falls of Neuse reservoirs will be established with a five-fish daily creel limit.
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