FF-49-2015
PROCLAMATION
RE: STRIPED BASS RECREATIONAL SEASON – CENTRAL SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT AREA
Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, October 1, 2015, the harvest of striped bass taken for RECREATIONAL PURPOSES IN THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT AREA WILL OPEN and the following provisions shall apply:
I. AREA DESCRIPTION
Central Southern Management Area as defined in N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Rule 15A NCAC 03R .0201
(c) (See Section IV. H. for restrictions in the Cape Fear River and its tributaries).
II. SIZE AND CREEL LIMITS
A. It is unlawful to possess striped bass less than 18 inches in total length.
B. It is unlawful to possess more than two (2) striped bass taken in any one day by hook-and-line or with recreational commercial gear for recreational purposes from the Central Southern Management Area.
III. SEASON, MEANS, AND METHODS
A. Striped bass may be taken by hook and line or with recreational commercial gear for recreational purposes in the Central Southern Management Area seven days a week during the open season.
B. The recreational season for striped bass in the Central Southern Management Area will close at 8:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 30, 2016.
C. It is unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or purchase striped bass taken by hook-and-line or with recreational commercial gear for recreational purposes.