Cold Stun Protocol- Spotted Sea Trout
Fisheries Gone Wild
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Spotted Sea Trout FMP Amendment 1
Fisheries Gone Wild
The Marine Fisheries Commission is scheduled to meet November 20-22, 2024 at the Islander Hotel and Resort in Emerald Isle, North Carolina. The address for the hotel is: 102 Islander Dr Emerald Isle, NC 28594 If you are a speckled trout fisherman in the state of North Carolina then this meeting is of utmost importance to participate in! The Division of Marine Fisheries has proposed draft recommendations to curtail harvest in the speckled trout fishery. Please see the below recommendations from the NC DMF: Preliminary Division management recommendation for both sectors: ...
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Man Overboard- Surviving in the open ocean
Fisheries Gone Wild
In this episode of Fisheries Gone Wild, we bring on a special guest, Graham Taylor. Graham recently experienced a very nerve-racking situation offshore fishing out of Beaufort inlet, an experience that could happen to anyone while fishing offshore and one that many people haven’t made it back from. Graham's life jacket most certainly played a major role in saving his life, he wants to share his story to help his fellow anglers mitigate the risk of fishing offshore and to come home safe and sound to your loved ones at the end of the day. We hope you enjoy this incredible story of...
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Time to stand up for Speckled Trout: Amendment 1 Speckled Trout FMP
Fisheries Gone Wild
Fisheries Gone Wild Podcast is back again to discuss the upcoming Marine Fisheries Commission meeting on August 21-23. Please come out for Public comment in Raleigh 6:00pm August 21 and 9:00am August 22. The Division of Marine Fisheries will be presenting thier management recomendations to the Marine Fisheries Commision on updating Amendment 1 to the Speckled Trout Fisheries Management Plan. CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT: The Division of Marine Fisheries has come out with thier recomendations that go against what the Speckled Trout advisory committee proposed earleir this...
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Anglers Rights Alliance- Fishing with Brewski
Fisheries Gone Wild
On this Episode of "FISHERIES GONE WILD", we sit down with Steven Brewster. Steve is a Veteran, NC angler and an advocate for our marine resources here in North Carolina. Steve has taken a deep dive into fully understanding how our fisheries are managed here in NC, he has created a Facebook group called "Anglers Rights Alliance": The Facebook group is a great place to learn how to get involved, educate yourself on the issues within the fisheries management system and find ways to make a difference by reaching out to your local representatives. Steve has also created a YouTube channel...
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NC's Floundering Public Resources- No Recreational Flounder Season?????
Fisheries Gone Wild
Listen in to the latest episode of Fisheries Gone Wild!! On this episode we take a dive into Southern Flounder, the states failed management approach and how we got to this point. The state has truly failed the public angler , we have now been shut out of another public trust fishery here in North Carolina with no recreational southern flounder season this year. Why did this happen? How in the world did our public trust fishereies get to this point? Why is the public angler taking the brunt of the States failure to manage our fisheries and what can you do about it? Now is the time to become...
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Crowded Waters- A dive into NC Oyster Aquaculture
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North Carolinas Oyster aquaculture industry is still in its enfancy, although rapidly expanding. This emerging shellfish farming industry has rapdily increased in size in upwards of 600% in some areas of our state such as Pender County within a very short amount of time. This growth has caught the attention of many stakeholders in the area that share these public trust marine reasources, including many local fishing guides. Nearly 30 people spoke Wednesday night Januray 31 during a North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries-hosted public hearing on shellfish lease applications of two...
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Fishing Nosara Costa Rica
Fisheries Gone Wild
Join us for yet another episode of "Fisheries Gone Wild" with the CCA NC crew. This episode, we take you on a journey away from the Coast of North Carolina and into the diverse coastline of Costa Rica. CCA NC holds 12 fundrasing banquets across the state of North Carolina , at these banquets we offer incredible trips on our live auction from destinations around the world. Fishing Nosara Paradise Rentals in Costa Rica is one of the trips you dont want to miss out on if you have the opportunity to go! We have a few special guest on with us who just got back from a week of fishing in Nosara...
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November 16th Marine Fisheries Commision Meeting
Fisheries Gone Wild
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in-person next week at the Islander Hotel and Resort, 102 Islander Dr., Emerald Isle. The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15; at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16; and at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 17. The commission will hold in-person public comment sessions at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, and at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16. We will have a special edition of the Fisheries Gone Wild podcast posted by the end of this week when we dig into what on the surface appears to be a light...
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Neuse River Old Drum Fishery
Fisheries Gone Wild
On this episode of "Fishereis Gone Wild" we sit down with New Bern Native and owner of Custom Marine Fabrication, Donald Willis as well as Oriental fishing guide, Captain Bobby Brewer to talk about the Bull Drum Fishery here in the Neuse River and Pamlico sound. Listen in as we go over the conservation succes story behind this world class fishery that we have right here in North Carolina. The bull drum fishery is one of the only success stories we have here in North Carolina Fishereis Management. Due to conservation measures, pro resource management and slot size we have protected our...
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Tune into another Episode of Fisheries Gone Wild with CCA NC!!! This week we dive deep into the upcoming Speckled Trout Fisheries Management Plan. Stuart Creighton explains the ins and outs of the FMP process and the proposal that Commercial Commisioner Doug Cross has proposed at the last MFC meeting in February.
The NC Division of Marine Fisheries latest Spotted Seatrout stock assessment has determined that the stock is not overfished but overfishing is occurring (Catching more fish faster than the stock can replenish). The Division is mandated by state statute to end overfishing within two years, to do so the Division will need a reduction in total removals of speckled trout between 14.6-39.6%.
CCA NC will continue to advocate for maintaining angler access to the speckled trout fishery while ensuring a healthy sustainable stock. CCA NC is interested in garnering feedback from the fishing public on options to help reduce overfishing while maintaining a healthy, sustainable stock.
The public scoping period is the best opportunity for the fishing public to provide input on the plan! Decades of mismanagement and commercial overfishing have led to depleted stocks and severely restricted access for the fishing public to our public trust resources.
Participating in our survey is an opportunity to ensure that the fishing public has a strong voice in the shaping future of speckled trout fisheries management in North Carolina.
Let your voice be heard!
Take a minute and fill out the survey below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecYma7SqLjwAL0y9T6zNOFhqm6SuwScw6LQX2aDz439shEWQ/viewform