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May 30, 2003

FOR-HIRE FISHING VESSELS HAVE NEW PERMIT REQUIREMENT

MOREHEAD CITY - Beginning July 1, vessels operating on a recreational for-hire basis in coastal waters of North Carolina, including guide boats, charterboats, headboats, and dive boats that take fish, must obtain a permit from the state Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF).

The permit is needed to obtain a current list of the state's recreational for-hire fishing fleet for survey purposes and is part of a new nation-wide initiative by the National Marine Fisheries Service to improve the accuracy of the current recreational data collection program.

Permits are free and currently available at any DMF license office along the coast. Operators of permitted vessels are required to have a United States Coast Guard Operator's License.

For more information regarding the new for-hire fishing vessel permit requirements and survey, contact Doug Mumford at 800-338-7804 or Doug.Mumford@ncmail.net.

May 13, 2003

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET May 22 and 23

MOREHEAD CITY -- The Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a business meeting May 22 - 23 at the Holiday Inn, 5032 Market Street in Wilmington.

The meeting is open to the public.

A public meeting will also be held on May 21, 7 p.m., at the same location for anyone wanting to address the commission regarding fisheries issues.

For more information, contact Jess Hawkins by e-mail at Jess.Hawkins@ncmail.net or by calling 1-800-682-2632 or 252-726-7021.

Click on http://www.ncdmf.net/mfc/advisor.html to review meeting summaries of past commission meetings.