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Date: Feb. 3, 2010 Contact: Patricia Smith Phone: (252) 726-7021 MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET ABOUT GILL NET/SEA TURTLE ISSUES MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Feb. 18 in New Bern to discuss issues related to a proposed gill net closure. The meeting is set for 1 p.m. at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, 203 S. Front St., New Bern. The commission will take public comments regarding a proposed May 15-Dec 15 closure of large-mesh gill net fishing in most inshore waters of the state south of Oregon Inlet. The division has proposed the closure to address a notification from the National Marine Fisheries Service of unauthorized takes of threatened and endangered sea turtles that have been observed in the large mesh gill net fishery in state waters. Go to |