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Coalition presses for science and process reforms as state moves on sheephead management
Summary
Coalition members warned that proposed sheepshead measures are moving forward while key data and stock assessments are incomplete, and they authorized drafting a coalition statement urging the Division of Marine Fisheries to use full fishery management plans and open rulemaking with economic analysis rather than implementing major changes by proclamation.
Coalition members told the North Carolina Coastal Counties Fishing Coalition that the Division of Marine Fisheries plans management changes for sheepshead, and that now is the time for counties and stakeholders to engage with the division before measures are finalized.
"Now is the time to talk to them," Steve House said, urging members to review the draft materials and attend public comment meetings. Participants emphasized that, under state law, commercially or recreationally important species should be managed using a fishery management plan (FMP) supported by a stock assessment and stock status. Several speakers said that the division has at times implemented…
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