MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION
(MFC) BUSINESS MEETING
NEW BERN RIVERFRONT
CONVENTION CENTER
JUNE 7-8, 2001
June
7
9:00
am Call to Order/Invocation
Approval of Agenda and
Minutes
Public Comment
Issues from Commission
Members
10:00
am Chairman’s Report
10:30
am Committee Reports
12:00
noon Lunch
1:30 pm Petitions
for Rulemaking
- Gill Net Restriction During Fall Along
Bogue Banks
- Weakfish Size Limits for Long Haul Seine
and Pound Net Fisheries
2:30 pm Interjurisdictional
Fishery Management Plan Update
- Public Meetings
3:30 pm Division
of Marine Fisheries Director’s Report
- King Mackerel Rule Suspension/Commercial
Size Limit
- Budget
- Eligibility Board Report
- Flounder Gill Net Fishery - Pamlico Sound
- Summer Flounder (Trawl Fishery,
Recreational Restrictions)
- Weakfish (Flynet Proposal, Request to
Change Recreational Bag/Size Limits)
- Striped Bass (FMP Update)
- Legislative Update
- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
- South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
- Highly Migratory Species Update
- Marine Patrol Report
5:30 pm Adjourn
for the Day
June
8
8:30
am Permanent Rules - Approval
King Mackerel
- Permit
Requirement
- Prohibit Gill Nets to Harvest South of Cape
Lookout
- Proclamation Authority
- 24 Inch Size Limit
License Renewal Process
Permanent Rules - Take to Public Hearing
Recreational Commercial Gear License Gill Net
Attendance
Red Drum FMP Rules
Mutilated Finfish Rule (River Herring
Exemption)
Subject Matter Notification
11:00 am Red Drum
- Request to Prohibit Gigging
- Participation Data on Commercial Fishery
- Update on Bycatch Restrictions
12:00 noon Lunch
1:30 pm Red Drum (continued)
2:00 pm Fisheries Resource Grant Report
3:00 pm Adjourn