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Contact: Patricia Smith MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET IN RALIEGH MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will hold its regular business meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, June 26-27, at the Brownstone Inn in Raleigh. The commission is scheduled to hear presentations on socioeconomic trends in the recreational and commercial fisheries and on the pros and cons of limited access privilege programs. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will also present its annual stock status report to the commission. The meeting is open to the public and begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. At 6 p.m. Monday, June 25, the commission will hold a public hearing on several proposed rules, mostly affecting the striped bass and river herring fisheries. |