The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries has announced that the Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board will hold a meeting by conference call on October 22 at 10:30 a.m. The board is scheduled to review license applications that are complete and were submitted by September 24.
Members of the public who wish to listen to the meeting can do so by calling 919-212-5733. Attendees are requested to mute their phones and refrain from announcing their names during the call. An alternative option for listening in person is available at the Wilmington Regional Office, located at 127 Cardinal Drive Extension in Wilmington.
The board typically meets two or three times each year to consider applications for commercial fishing licenses. Information about applying for a commercial fishing license can be found on the department’s website, where applicants are directed to use the Eligibility Pool Application link (https://deq.nc.gov/scfl-eligibility-pool).
For further details regarding the meeting, individuals may contact Ann Bordeaux-Nixon, Division License Eligibility Clerk, at 910-796-7261 or via email at Ann.Bordeaux-Nixon@deq.nc.gov.
According to state officials, these meetings play an important role in managing access to commercial fishing licenses and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
“The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board will meet by conference call at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 22. The board will consider license applications that are deemed complete and submitted by Sept. 24.”
“The public may listen to the meeting by dialing 919-212-5733. To avoid disrupting the meeting, members of the public are asked to mute themselves and not announce their names when they call.”
“The public may also listen to the meeting at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Wilmington Regional Office, 127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington.”
“The board meets two to three times a year to consider license applications. For directions on applying for a commercial fishing license, go to https://deq.nc.gov/scfl-eligibility-pool 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.”
