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Dare County leads push for 19-county coastal fisheries coalition after HB 442 fight; commissioners approve county commercial ad funding
Summary
After the defeat of House Bill 442, Dare County commissioners announced a planned North Carolina coastal counties fisheries coalition and unanimously approved county funds to produce a commercial supporting local seafood and fishing families.
Dare County commissioners said they will convene a 19‑county coastal coalition to coordinate a legislative response after state action this month on House Bill 442, and the board voted to allocate county funds toward a commercial to promote local seafood and support fishermen.
Chairman Bob Woodard told the board he and other county representatives traveled to Raleigh to oppose amendments attached to HB 442 and that the experience convinced him to organize county leaders across the coast. “We will do every single thing humanly possible under our abilities and our powers to protect our families in Dare County that make a living fishing,” Woodard said.
The proposed North Carolina coastal…
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