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FF-33-2019

PROCLAMATION

RE: COBIA - COASTAL FISHING WATERS – RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL – COMMERCIAL CLOSURE

This proclamation supersedes Proclamation FF-10-2019 dated April 9, 2019. This proclamation closes the commercial cobia fishery due to the federal annual catch limit being met. The commercial cobia fishery will re-open at 12:01 AM on January 1, 2020. See the following NOAA Fishery Bulletin for more info: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/node/81341

Stephen W. Murphey, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, September 4, 2019, the following restrictions will apply to the cobia fishery in Coastal Fishing Waters:

I. SUSPENSION OF N.C. MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION RULE 15A NCAC 03M .0516
 N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Rule 15A NCAC 03M. 0516 that reads as follows is suspended in its entirety:

A. It is unlawful to possess cobia less than 33 inches fork length.

B. It is unlawful to possess more than two (2) cobia per person per day.

II. RECREATIONAL SEASON, HARVEST, VESSEL, AND SIZE LIMIT

A. RECREATIONAL SIZE LIMIT, POSSESSION LIMIT, AND SEASON
1. It is unlawful to possess for a recreational purpose cobia less than 36 inches fork length.
2. It is unlawful to possess for a recreational purpose more than one (1) cobia per person per day (See section II. B and II. C for season and vessel limits).
3. The season for the recreational harvest of cobia will be May 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019.
B. PRIVATE VESSEL LIMITS for Recreational Purpose (All vessels not engaged in a For-Hire Vessel operation)
1. From May 1 – May 31, it is unlawful to possess more than two (2) cobia per vessel per day or one (1) cobia per person per day, if there is only one person on board.
2. From June 1 – December 31, it is unlawful to possess more than one (1) cobia per vessel per day.
C. FOR-HIRE VESSEL (While engaged in a For-Hire Vessel operation as defined by G.S 113-174)
1. From May 1 – December 31, it is unlawful to possess more than four (4) cobia per vessel per day or one (1) cobia per person per day, if fewer than four (4) people are on board.

III. COMMERCIAL SIZE AND HARVEST LIMIT
It is unlawful to possess cobia.

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