PROCLAMATION
Preston
P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that
effective at 12:02 A.M., Thursday, July
4, 2002, the following restrictions will apply to the taking of flounder
for recreational purposes from the Atlantic Ocean:
I. A. SUSPENSION
OF RULE
The
portion of N.C. Fisheries Rules for Coastal Waters 15A NCAC 3M .0503 (a) (3), which
reads, “It is unlawful to possess flounder less than 15 inches total length
from the Atlantic Ocean for recreational purposes” remains suspended.
No person may possess flounder less than 15˝ inches total length taken from the Atlantic Ocean for
recreational purposes.
It is unlawful to possess more that
eight flounder per person per day taken in the Atlantic Ocean for recreational
purposes in accordance with 3M .0503 (f).
II. GENERAL
INFORMATION
A. This proclamation is issued under the authority of G.S. 113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182; 113-221(e); 143B-289.52 and N.C. Marine Fisheries Rules 15A NCAC 3H .0103; 3I .0102, 3M .0503 and 3M .0512.
B. It
is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the
Fisheries Director under his delegated authority per 15A NCAC 3H .0103.
C.
The intent of this proclamation is to
maintain North Carolina’s compliance with the requirements of the joint
Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council – Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission Summer Flounder Fisheries Management Plan under the authority of
N.C. Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 3M .0512. The effect of this proclamation is to open
the Atlantic Ocean recreational
flounder season north of New River Inlet on July 4, 2002. A proclamation may be
issued in November to close the season
November 25, 2002.
D. This
proclamation supersedes Proclamation FF-28-2002, dated May 6, 2002.
June 26, 2002
11:00 A.M.
FF-33-2002
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