Ski, really appreciate you keeping us informed on these issues. I have lived here on the coast since I joined the Marine Corps in 1983. This is one of the most CORRUPT industries I have ever seen. It has NEVER been about the resource and has always been about the commercial fisherman, just calling it like I see it. We need reform in all parts of this industry. Being able to rent your license out has always been about the fisherman and not the resource. I have a lifetime Sportsman license, why can't I rent that out if I am planning not to hunt this year? BECAUSE IT IS WRONG to be able to do it, just like it is wrong for the commercial guys to do it, but that's the way it has always been. REFORM, we need it now!!! This is corruption at the highest level.

Keep pushing. Thanks again for what you are doing

It’s the same w Md Chesapeake bay and tributaries

I wouldn’t trust Josh Stein as far as I can throw him.

It was promised that all that license money would be good to enhance habitat and to help the the recreational fisherman have more support and better resource management. Apparently it has not worked out just say our money has not been put to good use.

Beware of Josh Stein . Cooper promised he would help either fisheries. Once in office he turned his back did nothing.

Wow. You are , in no small part , responsible for this exposure. Thank you Sir.

Thanks for your efforts to bring this to light. I live in the NC mountains and have purchased an annual CRFL for years as I used to go to the coast for vacation and fishing. No more. I am boycotting the NC coastal area until this gets repaired.

The quota is still the same no matter how many licenses are active. What you are suggesting now are that each participant gets a certain quota no matter how many licenses they hold which is catch shares which does in fact make fish kings that just pull in money by holding multiple licenses. The large corporations want catch shares and the small artisanal fishermen do not. the CCA would love to implement catch shares in the atlantic like they helped to do in the gulf and that is a bad thing for commercial and recreational alike. It is a gated access where only a select few of wealthy individuals make all the money and have all the quota. Anyone that has been close to the commercial fisheries has fought tooth and nail successfully the last 15-20 years to keep that from happening in the atlantic. There are many things that need to be fixed in our fishery but the data and science must come first to make the allocations more fair before concentrating efforts on loopholes in the system.

Thank you for this example of republicans putting shout term profit over sustainable practice to preserve environment and natural resources ❤

Appreciate the effort from you.

Another good one, Steve. Thanks for taking the time to put this out there and thanks for the reminder to contact my reps again. They will hear from me again tomorrow.

I was in the meeting in Morehead in 96', degrees in hand, spent 8yrs providing data,fish samples, Intel, to Duke marine lab,uncw, ncmf all for nothing.... Heard the head of fisheries say they'd never do away with inshore trawling ,gigging, and gill nets because if they did they'd have to admit that they failed to do their jobs as fisheries management..I stood up and said why not do it now ? We're the laughing face of all states surrounded by oceans,,, we should be the best & we're the worst.... Deaf ears, & sinful hardened hearts lead our politicians & management... the public should really see just how pathetic & wasteful the ncmf are....

Appreciate the effort and continued push, Steve.

We need a different party in charge of our state government, then the new Governor can insert his own NCDMF staff. Then we can change any rule we want. Bottom line.

How much of the offshore commercial flounder netting is taking Southern Flounder from off the NC coast? I've seen statements on forums that most of the commercial landings reported in NC that are counted as Southern Flounder are actually not Southern Flounder and are instead flounder from off the shores of states like NJ, just brought back to NC ports?

Much admiration for you speaking out. Curious, have you been threatened yet to shut up? I would not put it past the darker side of the industry to attempt that.

Hey Brewski, was wandering if you have seen or read the article about this issue in this week's issue of The County Compass, one of the local newspapers in Pamlico County. If not, I'd be glad to get you at least a photo of the article. Might be good to keep up with the propaganda being distributed throughout the area on this issue.

Beware…. Don’t let them “Boeing” you . Your getting too close to

just wrote to greg murphy my congressman thank you for leading this fight

Apparently you like eating seafood from an asian country.