New Year Brings New NC Fishing Rules

MATTHEW ADKINS, NEWS-TIMES Seafood January 5, 2023

NORTH CAROLINA — Several new quota and size limits for area fisherman have gone into effect with the beginning of the new year.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries proclaimed changes effective Jan. 1 to striped bass size limits, commercial bluefish quotas, the opening of commercial black sea bass fishing, commercial and recreational cobia fishing and the mechanical harvest of clams from public areas.

A notice was also sent out concerning a blue crab harvest closure.

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