The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has announced new dates for its Lines of Communication meetings in North Carolina after the original events were postponed due to bad weather earlier in February.
Lines of Communication is a recent initiative from the council aimed at strengthening connections with fisheries stakeholders and offering a platform for exchanging information. These meetings are designed to let attendees share their perspectives with local council members, staff, and other fishery participants. The sessions will be held in-person along the South Atlantic coast.
The rescheduled meetings in North Carolina are as follows:
– Bolivia: March 23, 6-8 p.m., Sandifer Administration Building, 30 Government Center Drive NE, Bolivia, NC 28422
– Morehead City: March 24, 6-8 p.m., NC Division of Marine Fisheries Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City, NC 28557
– Hatteras: March 25, 6-8 p.m., Hatteras Civic Center, 57688 NC-Hatteras Highway, Hatteras, NC 27943
– Manteo: March 26, 6-8 p.m., Virginia S. Tillett Community Center, 950 Marshall C Collins Dr., Manteo, NC 27954
Attendees can RSVP online.
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional councils in the United States that manage fisheries in federal waters. It oversees conservation and management of resources from three to two hundred miles off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and east Florida. The council manages species such as dolphin, wahoo, mackerels, snapper and grouper.
“The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries encourages those interested in these federally managed species to attend one of the Lines of Communication meetings.”
For more details about the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), its official website states that it supports public education and environmental compliance to increase community awareness across North Carolina (official website). The DEQ works towards science-based stewardship promoting health and prosperity throughout the state (official website), regulates air quality and water resources (official website), enforces environmental laws (official website), and protects natural resources (official website). Its main office is located at 217 West Jones Street in Raleigh (official website).
For additional information on the Lines of Communication meetings or related issues contact Christina Curtis at Christina.Wiegand@safmc.net or call 843-302-8437.
