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Division of Marine Fisheries is responsible for the stewardship of the state's marine and estua¬ rine resources; its jurisdiction encompasses all coastal waters and extends to three miles offshore. North Carolina has 4,000 miles of shoreline and 2.5 million acres of marine and estuarine waters. Latest estimates show approximately 3,000 active full-time commercial fishermen, 5,000 Recreational Commer¬ cial Gear License holders and 1.5 million recre¬ ational anglers enjoy the bounty of the state's marine resources. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission's duty is to manage, conserve and protect the marine and estua¬ rine resources of North Carolina. The nine-member commission establishes rules governing the manage¬ ment and harvest of the state's marine resources. The commission has three standing and two re¬ gional advisory committees and additional fisheries management plan and subject matter committees. The membership of the commission and its advisory committees is divided among various regions of the state and among recreational and commercial user groups. Oversight comes from the General Assembly, the secretary of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the state Rules Review Commission. All three ensure policies and regula¬ tions are procedurally and technically sound. Fisheries management can trace its roots back as ear¬ ly as 1822, when the N.C. General Assembly imposed gear restrictions on oyster harvests. That was later followed by separate fish and shellfish commissions, which were combined in 1915 to form a commercial regulatory body. In 1965, the scope of the commis¬ sion expanded to include regulatory authority over recreational fishing in coastal waters. The next major change in state fisheries management came with the passage of the 1997 Fisheries Reform Act, which restructured the Marine Fisheries Commission, over¬ hauled the Division of Marine Fisheries' licensing system, required fisheries management plans for all of the important state species, and mandated devel¬ opment of Coastal Habitat Protection Plans to protect critical fisheries habitat. Marine Fisheries Commission N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Post Office Box 769 3441 Arendell Street Morehead City, NC 28557 252-726-7021 800-682-2632 http:/ / portal.ncdenr.org/ web/mf Division of Marine Fisheries District Offices Guide to Recreational Saltwater Fishing 943 Washington Square Mali Washington, NC 27889 800-338-7804 1367 Hwy. 17 South Elizabeth City, NC 27909 800-338-7805 (N.C. only) 1021Driftwood Drive Manteo, NC 27954 252-473-5734 127 Cardinal Drive Ext. Wilmington, NC 28405 800-248-4536 (N.C. only) 5285 Highway 70 West Morehead City, NC 28557 252-726-7021 ' Copies of this 12 x 14 color print by Duane Raver are available at http: / /portal mcdenr.org/ web/ mf North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission www.ncwildlife.org 919-707-0010 Highly Migratory Species Permits www.nmfspermits.com 888-872-8862 National Marine Fisheries Service wwwmmfs.noaa.gov Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission www.asmfc.org 703-842-0741 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council www3afmc.net 843-571-4366 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council wwwjnafmc.org 302-674-2331 NCDENR m j 53,000 copies of this document were printed at a cost of $5,000.00 or ,09c each.