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Updated 9/12/19

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FINFISH
FF-15-2019 Printer friendly	SCUP - COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS - ATLANTIC OCEAN- NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS – OPENING OF SUMMER HARVEST PERIOD
FF-73-2013 Printer friendly	BLACK DRUM - RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL
FF-8-2019 Printer friendly	BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN – NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS
FF-55-2009 Printer friendly	BLACK SEA BASS
FF-33-2019 Printer friendly	COBIA - COASTAL FISHING WATERS – RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL – COMMERCIAL CLOSURE
FF-10-2019 Printer friendly	COBIA - COASTAL FISHING WATERS – RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL
FF-30-2019 Printer friendly	SNAPPER-GROUPER COMPLEX – COMMERCIAL – RED SNAPPER - CLOSURE
FF-27-2012 Printer friendly	DOLPHIN FOR-HIRE VESSELS
FF-48-2018 Printer friendly	FLOUNDER - COMMERCIAL HARVEST INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS - DECEMBER CLOSURE
FF-34-2019 Printer friendly FF-34-2019 Map pkg	FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL PURPOSES- INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS AND ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS (GEAR SPECIFIC) - SEASON DATES, SIZE AND GEAR RESTRICTIONS
FF-31-2019 Printer friendly	FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL PURPOSES - INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS AND ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS (GEAR SPECIFIC) - SEASON CLOSURE
FF-3-2016 Printer friendly	FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL PURPOSES- INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS- SIZE LIMIT AND GEAR RESTRICTIONS
FF-9-2019 Printer friendly	FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS - ATLANTIC OCEAN
FF-17-2019 Printer friendly	BLACK SEA BASS – RECREATIONAL PURPOSES - NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS
FF-32-2019 Printer friendly	FLOUNDER – RECREATIONAL PURPOSES- INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS AND ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS- SEASON CLOSURE
FF-4-2017 Printer friendly	FLOUNDER – RECREATIONAL PURPOSES- INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS AND ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS - CREEL LIMIT REDUCTION
FF-29-2019 Printer friendly	KING AND SPANISH MACKEREL – COMMERCIAL SPANISH MACKEREL – HARVEST CLOSURE
FF-92-2014 Printer friendly	RED DRUM - COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS
FF-73-2009 Printer friendly	RED PORGY - MINIMUM SIZE
FF-52-2018 Printer friendly	SCUP - COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS - ATLANTIC OCEAN- NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS – OPENING OF WINTER I HARVEST PERIOD
FF-11-2015 Printer friendly	SCUP - RECREATIONAL PURPOSES - ATLANTIC OCEAN
FF-28-2019 Printer friendly	COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL SHARK HARVEST- INCREASED COMMERCIAL POSSESSION LIMIT FOR LARGE COASTAL SHARKS
FF-12-2019 Printer friendly	AMERICAN SHAD AND HICKORY SHAD - COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL RESTRICTIONS AND TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF RULES
FF-23-2019 Printer friendly	SNAPPER GROUPER COMPLEX – RECREATIONAL – RED SNAPPER – OPEN LIMITED SEASON
FF-27-2019 Printer friendly	SNAPPER-GROUPER COMPLEX – COMMERCIAL – SNOWY GROUPER - CLOSURE
F-28-2015 Printer friendly	SHEEPSHEAD - RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL
FF-45-2018 Printer friendly	SPINY DOGFISH – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS
FF-24-2018 Printer friendly FF-24-2018 map	SPOTTED SEATROUT – COMMERCIAL- SEASON OPEN
FF-23-2018 Printer friendly	SPOTTED SEATROUT – RECREATIONAL - SEASON OPEN
FF-6-2019 Printer friendly FF-6-2019 map	ESTUARINE STRIPED BASS- RECREATIONAL SEASON CLOSURE- CENTRAL SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT AREA INTERNAL COASTAL FISHING WATERS- INCLUDING CLOSURE OF JOINT WATERS
FF-13-2019 Printer friendly	STRIPED BASS SEASON – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA
FF-36-2018 Printer friendly	STRIPED BASS RECREATIONAL SEASON – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA
FF-16-2019 Printer friendly	STRIPED BASS RECREATIONAL – ATLANTIC OCEAN FROM OCRACOKE INLET NORTH TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA STATE LINE – HARVEST TAGGING AND REPORTING
FF-83-2014 Printer friendly	STRIPED BASS RECREATIONAL ATLANTIC OCEAN
FF-55-2012 Printer friendly	WEAKFISH COMMERICIAL FISHING OPERATIONS
FF-54-2010 (REVISED)	WEAKFISH - RECREATIONAL

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INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS
M-6-2019 Printer friendly M-6-2019 Map	GILL NETS – GILL NET CLOSURE AND RESTRICTIONS - CENTRAL SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT AREA (CSMA) - WESTERN PAMLICO SOUND AND RIVERS
M-14-2019 Printer friendly M-14-2019 Maps	GILL NET RESTRICTIONS: INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS – CLOSES ALL MANAGEMENT UNITS SOUTH OF MANAGEMENT UNIT A TO THE USE OF LARGE MESH GILL NETS (4 INCH STRETCHED MESH AND GREATER)
M-12-2019 Printer friendly M-12-2019 Map pkg.	GILL NET RESTRICTIONS: INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS – CLOSE MANAGEMENT UNIT D2
M-24-2014 Printer friendly	PERMIT REQUIREMENT- GILL NETS INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS
OTHER GILL NET
M-26-2016 Printer friendly M-26-2016 map 1	RE: GILL NETS – CURRITUCK SOUND – MARTINS POINT CONFLICT RESOLUTION AREA
M-35-2014 Printer friendly M-35-2014 map	GILL NETS - NEWPORT RIVER
M-8-2019 Printer friendly	GILL NET RESTRICTIONS: ATLANTIC OCEAN WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE SHORELINE
M-3-2014 Printer friendly	JOINT FISHING WATERS - GILL NET RESTRICTIONS
M-1-2014 Printer friendly	GILL NET MAXIMUM SIZE: INTERNAL COASTAL FISHING WATERS
M-29-2013 Printer friendly M-29-2013 map	GILL NET AND SEINE RESTRICTIONS: DEER AND SCHOOLHOUSE (ROCKY RUN) CREEKS IN CAPE CARTERET

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MISCELLANEOUS
M-16-2018 Printer friendly	HORSESHOE CRABS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS
M-11-2016 Printer friendly	RULE SUSPENSION - BLUE CRAB ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT MEASURES
M-10-2007	CHANNEL NETS
M-34-2015 Printer friendly	FLOUNDER POUND NET SET - ESCAPE PANEL REQUIREMENTS
GILL NET PROCLAMATIONS
ALBEMARLE SOUND AREA
M-15-2019 Printer friendly M-15-2019 Map	GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND AREA – OPENING MANAGEMENT UNIT A TO THE USE OF LARGE MESH GILL NETS
M-13-2019 Printer friendly M-13-2019 Map	GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND AREA – CLOSING MANAGEMENT UNIT A TO THE USE OF LARGE MESH GILL NETS
M-15-2018 Printer friendly	GILL NETS – ATLANTIC OCEAN – SEASONAL MAXIMUM MESH SIZE EXCEPTIONS

POTS
PT-4-2019 Printer friendly PT-4-2019 Map pkg.	POTS OPEN – PROVISIONAL POT AREAS IN PAMLICO SOUND AND PAMLICO, BAY, AND NEUSE RIVERS
PT-3-2019 Printer friendly PT-3-2019 Map pkg. PT-3-2019 Map index PT-3-2019 Map 1 PT-3-2019 Map 2 PT-3-2019 Map 3 PT-3-2019 Map 4 PT-3-2019 Map 5 PT-3-2019 Map 6 PT-3-2019 Map 7 PT-3-2019 Map 8	POTS OPEN – ATLANTIC OCEAN AND INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS WEST AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 58 BRIDGE
PT-2-2019 Printer friendly	POTS- OPEN - NORTH AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 58 BRIDGE
PT-1-2019 Printer friendly	POTS - OPEN-SOUTH AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 58 BRIDGE
PT-4-2018 Printer friendly PT-4-2018 Map Pkg.	POTS OPEN – PROVISIONAL POT AREAS IN PAMLICO SOUND AND PAMLICO, BAY, AND NEUSE RIVERS

RESEARCH SANCTUARIES
RS-2-2019 Printer friendly RS-2-2019 Map	RESEARCH SANCTUARY- TOPSAIL SOUND - UNC-WILMINGTON
RS-1-2019 Printer friendly RS-1-2019 Map	RESEARCH SANCTUARY- BACK SOUND - UNC-INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE
RS-1-2018 (REVISED) Printer friendly RS-1-2018 REVISED Map	RESEARCH SANCTUARY- NELSON BAY – CORE SOUND
RS-2-2018 Printer friendly RS-2-2018 map	RESEARCH SANCTUARY- HEWLETT'S CREEK - UNC-WILMINGTON
RS-3-2018 Printer Friendly RS-3-2018 map	RESEARCH SANCTUARY- MYRTLE GROVE SOUND - UNC-WILMINGTON

SHELLFISH
SF-3-2019 Printer friendly SF-3-2019 Map	MECHANICAL HARVEST OF CLAMS – TEMPORARY OPENING – CORE CREEK
SF-1-2019 Printer friendly	2018-2019 OYSTER SEASON CLOSURE- BRUNSWICK COUNTY
SF-7-2018 Printer friendly SF-7-2018 Maps SF-7-2018 Map 6 SF-7-2018 Map 7	2018-2019 MECHANICAL HARVEST OF CLAMS FROM PUBLIC BOTTOM
SC-3-2001 (REVISED)	2001 CALICO SCALLOP SEASON
SF-8-2018 (REVISED) Printer friendly	2018-2019 OYSTER MECHANICAL HARVEST CLOSURE
SF-4-2018 Printer friendly SF-4-2018 Map pkg. SF-4-2018 Map 1 SF-4-2018 Map 2	2018-2019 OYSTER HAND HARVEST RESTRICTIONS
SF-4-2014 Printer friendly	SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREAS (Closures: New River, Alligator Bay)
SF-2-2019 Printer friendly Maps: SF-2-2019 Map pack SF-2-2019 Map 1 SF-2-2019 Map 2 SF-2-2019 Map 3 SF-2-2019 Map 4 SF-2-2019 Map 5	SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREA
SF-3-2011	SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREA
SF-2-2007	SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREA

SHELLFISH SANITATION
SS-2-2019 Printer friendly	TEMPERATURE AND SANITATION CONTROLS – CLOSED SEASON OYSTER HARVEST
SS-1-2019 Printer friendly	SHELLFISH TEMPERATURE AND SANITATION CONTROLS

SHRIMP/CRAB TRAWLING
SH-5-2019 Printer friendly Maps: SH-5-2019 Map pkg. SH-5-2019 Index SH-5-2019 Map 1 SH-5-2019 Map 2 SH-5-2019 Map 3 SH-5-2019 Map 4 SH-5-2019 Map 5 SH-5-2019 Map 6 SH-5-2019 Map 7 SH-5-2019 Map 8 SH-5-2019 Map 9 SH-5-2019 Map 10 SH-5-2019 Map 11	CRAB TRAWLING AND TAKING SHRIMP WITH NETS – CENTRAL AND NORTHERN REGIONS
SH-7-2019 Printer friendly Map package	CRAB TRAWLING AND TAKING SHRIMP WITH NETS – OPENING A PORTION OF STUMP SOUND AND NEW RIVER
SH-4-2019 Printer friendly	SHRIMP TRAWL BYCATCH REDUCTION DEVICE REQUIREMENTS – CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS, PORTIONS OF THE PAMLICO, BAY, AND NEUSE RIVERS, CORE SOUND AND SOUTH TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LINE, AND SKIMMER TRAWLS STATEWIDE
SH-3-2019 Printer friendly SH-3-2019 map	SHRIMP TRAWL BYCATCH REDUCTION DEVICE REQUIREMENTS – PAMLICO SOUND AND PORTIONS OF THE PAMLICO, BAY, AND NEUSE RIVERS

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