North Carolina shuts commercial red drum season until at least Sept. 1 as catches exceed TAC
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS April 21, 2014
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has closed commercial fishing for red drum statewide because netters caught more than their allowable poundage for the entire season in just a few months last fall.
NCDMF announced on April 14 that the commercial fishery will be closed until at least Sept. 1 because it estimated that netters had caught 261,000 pounds, 11,000 more than the allowable quota.
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