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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 14:41:25+00:00

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It is unlawful to possess, sell, or offer for sale black sea bass taken from waters under the jurisdiction of North Carolina or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council for recreational or commercial purposes.
This closure shall remain in effect until 12:01 A.M. June 1, 2013.
1. It is unlawful to possess gag or black grouper less than 24 inches total length.
2. It is unlawful to possess more than one gag or one black grouper per person per day without a valid Federal Commercial South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper permit.
3. It is unlawful for a vessel with a valid Federal Commercial South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Permit to possess more than 1,000 pounds (gutted weight) of gag grouper per trip.
A. It is unlawful to possess shallow water grouper species taken for recreational and commercial purposes from the waters under the jurisdiction of North Carolina or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council from January 1 through April 30. Shallow water grouper species include gag, black, red, scamp, rock hind, red hind, coney, graysby, yellowfin, and yellowmouth grouper.
F. It is unlawful for a vessel with a valid Federal Commercial South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper permit to possess or land more than one hundred pounds of snowy grouper per trip.
G. For commercial purposes, it is unlawful to sell or offer for sale misty grouper and yellowedge grouper. This closure is in effect until 12:01 A.M. January 1, 2013.
For commercial purposes, effective for the period from 12:01 A.M. November 13, 2012 to midnight, November 20, 2012, the harvest of shallow water grouper species taken from the waters under the jurisdiction of North Carolina or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will be allowed. Shallow water grouper species are listed in III.A. above.
2. It is unlawful to possess more than one greater amberjack per person per day.
E. It is unlawful to possess more than one greater amberjack per person per day during the month of April.
Effective at 12:01 a.m. July 2, 2012 through December 31, 2012, it is unlawful to possess almaco jack, banded rudderfish and lesser amberjack. Possession is restricted to the recreational bag and possession limits.
Almaco jack, banded rudderfish and lesser amberjack are part of the 20 fish in the aggregate per person per day recreational bag and possession limit in XII. I.
It is unlawful to possess red snapper taken from waters under the jurisdiction of North Carolina or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council for recreational purposes.
B. For commercial purposes, effective for the period from 12:01 A.M. November 13, 2012 to midnight, November 20, 2012, no commercial fishing operation regardless of the number of persons involved, may possess more than 50 pounds (gutted weight) or 55 pounds (whole weight) of red snapper. There is no minimum size limit.
1. It is unlawful to possess vermilion snapper (beeliner) less than 12 inches total length.
2. It is unlawful to possess more than five vermilion snapper per person per day.
3. It is unlawful to possess vermilion snapper (beeliner) taken from the waters under the jurisdiction of North Carolina or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council from November 1 through March 31.
It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale vermilion snapper taken from waters under the jurisdiction of North Carolina or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. This closure will remain in effect through 12:01A.M. January 1, 2013.
Effective at 12:01 A.M. Saturday, September 8, 2012, it is unlawful to possess queen snapper, silk snapper, black snapper and blackfin snapper. This closure will remain in effect until 12:01 A.M. January 1, 2013.
1. It is unlawful to possess silk snapper less than 12 inches total length.
2. It is unlawful to possess blackfin snapper less than 12 inches total length.
1. It is unlawful to possess more than five hogfish (hog snapper) per person per day without a valid Federal Commercial South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper permit.
2. It is unlawful to possess hogfish less than 12 inches fork length.
1. It is unlawful to possess hogfish less than 12 inches fork length.
2. For a single day trip, it is unlawful to possess more than 150 pounds of hogfish per vessel, regardless of the number of persons onboard.
shall call in to Marine Patrol Communications at 800-682-2632 and report date of departure prior to leaving the dock.
1. It is unlawful to possess red porgy less than 14 inches total length.
2. It is unlawful to possess more than three red porgies per person per day without a valid Federal Commercial Snapper-Grouper permit.
2. It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale or purchase red porgy from January 1 through April 30.
3. It is unlawful for a vessel with a valid Federal Commercial South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper permit to possess or land more than 120 individual red porgy per vessel per trip from May 1 through December 31.
A. It is unlawful to possess more than five vermilion snapper and 10 other snappers per person per day without a valid Federal Commercial South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper permit.
2. no more than three blueline tilefish or sand tilefish per person per day.
C. For commercial purposes, it is unlawful to possess blueline tilefish or sand tilefish. This closure is in effect until 12:01 A.M. January 1, 2013.
D. It is unlawful to possess speckled hind.
E. It is unlawful to possess warsaw grouper.
F. It is unlawful to possess more than one snowy grouper per vessel.
G. For commercial purposes, it is unlawful to possess or sell golden tilefish taken from the waters under the jurisdiction of North Carolina or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council through December 31, 2012.
H. For recreational purposes, it is unlawful to possess golden tilefish taken from the waters under the jurisdiction of North Carolina or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council through December 31, 2012.
I. It is unlawful to possess more than 20 fish in the aggregate per person per day of the following species without a valid Federal Commercial South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper permit: whitebone porgy, jolthead porgy, knobbed porgy, longspine porgy, scup, gray triggerfish, yellow jack, bar jack, almaco jack, lesser amberjack, banded rudderfish, white grunt, tomtate, margate and spadefish.
J. For commercial purposes, it is unlawful to possess jolthead, knobbed, saucereye and whitebone porgy and scup.
This closure is in effect until 12:01 A.M. January 1, 2013.
K. For commercial purposes, effective at 12:01A.M. Tuesday, September 11, 2012, it is unlawful to possess gray triggerfish. This closure will remain in effect until 12:01 A.M. January 1, 2013.
Commercial South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Permit when taken for commercial purposes in coastal waters.
M. It is unlawful to possess any species of the Snapper-Grouper complex except snowy, yellowedge, and misty groupers; blueline and sand tilefishes; while having longline gear aboard a vessel during open harvest seasons.
N. It is unlawful to possess Nassau grouper or goliath grouper.
O. It is unlawful for persons in possession of a valid National Marine Fisheries Service Snapper-Grouper Permit for Charter Vessels to exceed the creel restrictions established in Sections (I), (IX) and (X) of this proclamation when fishing with more than three persons (including the captain and mate) on board.
P. It is unlawful to sell, offer for sale any species of the Snapper-Grouper complex harvested or possessed under the bag limits specified in 50 CFR Part §622.39 (d) unless the vessel owner has been issued a Federal Commercial South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Permit.
Q. It is unlawful to purchase any species of the snapper grouper complex harvested in the Atlantic Ocean without a valid South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Dealer Permit.
R. It is unlawful to purchase any species of the snapper grouper complex harvested in the Atlantic Ocean from a vessel without a valid South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Permit.
A. It is unlawful to use or have on board a vessel fish traps for taking snappers and groupers except sea bass pots as allowed in Section XIII. B. below.
B. Sea bass may be taken with pots that conform with the federal rule requirements for mesh sizes and pot size as specified in 50 CFR Part §646.2, openings and degradable fasteners specified in 50 CFR §Part 646.22(c)(2)(i), and escape vents and degradable materials as specified in 50 CFR Part §622.40 (b)(3)(i) and rules published in 50 CFR pertaining to sea bass north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15.0321' N. Latitude). New federal rules for commercial black sea bass pot endorsements and pot restrictions, both of which are effective July 1, 2012, can be found in 50 CFR Part §622.40(a)(2)(xv) and 50 CFR Part §622.40(d)(1)(i), respectively.
South of Cape Hatteras, sea bass may be taken with pots that conform with the federal rule requirements for mesh sizes and pot size as specified in 50 CFR Part §622.40. Copies of these rules are available via the Federal Register notice for South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Amendment 18A, posted on the Internet at http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-06-01/pdf/2012-13342.pdf and at the Division of Marine Fisheries, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, North Carolina 28557 at no cost.
It is unlawful to fail to use dehooking tools in both the recreational and commercial snapper-grouper fisheries when the fish is to be released.
A. This proclamation is issued under the authority of N.C.G.S. 113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182; 113-221.1; 143B-289.52 and N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Rules 15A NCAC 03H .0103, 03I .0102, 03M .0506 and 03M .0512.
C. The intent of this proclamation is to maintain North Carolina’s compliance with the requirements of amendments to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region. Effective October 1, 2008, the provisions found in this proclamation were eliminated from N.C. Fisheries Commission Rule 15A NCAC 03M .0506 in order to allow the Fisheries Director the latitude to comply with changes that occur in the requirements without suspending portions of the rule.
D. Provisions for multiple day trip possessions for vessels without a valid Federal South Atlantic Snapper- Grouper Permit are found in 50 CFR Part §622.39. This rule states in part that a person aboard a charter vessel or headboat on a trip that spans more than 24 hours may possess no more than two daily bag limits of species other than red porgy. A person aboard a headboat on a trip that spans more than 48 hours and who can document that fishing was conducted on at least three days may possess no more than three bag limits of species other than red porgy. Privately-operated vessels are allowed only one bag limit. The gag grouper, black sea bass and vermilion snapper commercial fisheries are managed by quota and will close by proclamation when the quotas are reached.
E. After a commercial snapper–grouper quota has been met, all purchase and sale is prohibited and harvest and/or possession is limited to the recreational bag limit when the recreational season is open.
F. This proclamation supersedes Proclamation FF-52-2012 dated October 17, 2012. It reopens gag, red and black grouper, shallow water grouper species and red snapper for commercial purposes from November 13 through November 20, 2012.

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