North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
Crew landing jumping mullets Fisheries Management Section Chief is David. L. Taylor and he can be reached at the Morehead City numbers listed below for the Central District or via e-mail David.L.Taylor@ncmail.net.

Fisheries Management is headquartered in Morehead City, and has four districts along the coast – Northern, Pamlico, Central and Southern. Each of the following districts has uniquely different fisheries:


Northern District
1367 U.S. 17 South
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-264-3911 1-800- 338-7805

Pamlico District
942 Washington Square Mall
Washington, NC 27889
252-946-6481 1-800-338-7804
Sara Winslow – District Manager
Sara.Winslow@ncmail.net

Kathy Rawls – Biological Supervisor
Kathy.Rawls@ncmail.net

Katy West – District Manager
Katy.West@ncmail.net

Sean McKenna – Biological Supervisor
Sean.McKenna@ncmail.net

Counties – Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Gates, Hertford, Chowan, Bertie, Martin, Washington, Tyrrell and Dare, and Ocracoke Island.

Predominant Fisheries - striped bass, river herring, blue crabs, flounder, bluefish, red drum, oysters, tuna

Counties – Beaufort, Hyde, Pamlico and northeastern Craven.

Predominant Fisheries – blue crabs, striped bass, red drum, shrimp, flounder, oysters


Central District
3441 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
252-726-7021 1-800-682-2632

Southern District
127 Cardinal Drive
Wilmington, NC 28405
910-796-7215 1-800-248-4536
Mike Marshall – District Manager
Mike.Marshall@ncmail.net

Trish Murphey – Biological Supervisor Trish.Murphey@ncmail.net

Rich Carpenter – District Manager
Rich.Carpenter@ncmail.net

Fritz Rhode – Biological Supervisor Fritz.Rhode@ncmail.net

Counties – Central and southern Craven, Carteret and northeastern Onslow.

Predominant Fisheries – Shrimp, menhaden, flounder, oysters, clams, blue crabs, tuna, weakfish, mullet, scallops

Counties – Central and southern Onslow, Pender, New Hanover and Brunswick.

Predominant Fisheries – shrimp, oysters, clams, king mackerel, shad, snapper-grouper

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