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County commissioners pass resolution opposing proposed North Carolina blue crab limits
Summary
Beaufort County commissioners unanimously passed a resolution opposing draft rules from the Division of Marine Fisheries that would severely limit female crab harvests in key seasons; local seafood industry representatives said the rules lack peer-reviewed science.
Richard Newman, owner of County Road Seafood in Belle Haven and president of the North Carolina Blue Crab Association, addressed the board about proposed Division of Marine Fisheries rules that would restrict female blue crab harvests in certain months.
Newman said the division's recent stock assessments "failed their peer review" and that…
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