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Dare County adopts resolution opposing proposed blue crab harvest restrictions pending new stock assessment
Summary
The Board voted unanimously to oppose a proposed five‑month closure and/or a 10‑bushel limit for blue crab, urging managers to wait for a 2026 stock assessment and improve data collection methods before imposing restrictions.
The Dare County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 3 adopted a resolution opposing proposed blue crab harvest restrictions — including a possible five‑month closure and a 10‑bushel recreational limit — and urged the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries to wait for a new, comprehensive stock assessment due in 2026.
Commissioner Burris (mover) said the current compiled biomass assessment dates to 2018 and that interim…
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