The NCDEQ’s Division of Marine Fisheries is asking people to weigh in on an amendment to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan.
Amendment 5 would allow for more recreational access while still maintaining the rebuilding requirements set out in amendment 3 – a harvest reduction goal of 72%. The goal is to develop provide long-term approaches to recreational and commercial Southern Flounder management.
Four meetings are planned this month (March) to give people an opportunity to share feedback. In eastern North Carolina, a meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 11, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the DMF Central District Office in Morehead City.
An online form is available on the Information on Southern Flounder FMP Amendment 5 webpage.
People can also submit a written comment through the mail to N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, Southern Flounder Scoping, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, N.C. 28557.
Comments must be received by 5 p.m. March 31.
