The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries desires assist from anglers for the upcoming leisure flounder season. They’re going to acquire flounder carcasses of authorized dimension (15 inches or larger) from leisure anglers. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has arrange eight momentary freezer places, that is along with the ten carcass assortment places which can be obtainable year-round. Leisure anglers can take their authorized flounder carcasses too any of those places.
The momentary places are:
- Oden’s Dock: 57878 North Carolina Hwy 12, Hatteras;
- Bridge Tender Marina: 1418 Airlie Rd, Wilmington;
- NC Division of Marine Fisheries: 943 Washington Sq. Mall Freeway 17, Washington;
- Sea Gate Marina: 729 Sea Gate Dr, Newport;
- Chasin’ Tails Outside: 709 Atlantic Seashore Causeway, Atlantic Seashore;
- Ocean Isle Marina: 2000 Sommersett Rd SW, Ocean Isle Seashore;
- Seapath Yacht Membership: 330 Causeway Dr, Wrightsville Seashore; and
- Dudley’s Marina: 106 Cedar Level Blvd #8000, Cedar Level.
The year-round places are (map obtainable right here):
- Cape Pointe Marina, Harkers Island;
- Frisco Rod & Gun, Frisco;
- Jennette’s Pier, Nags Head;
- Pogies Fishing & Kayaking Heart, Swansboro;
- Pelagic Hunter Fishing Heart, Sneads Ferry;
- Sea View Crab Firm, Wilmington;
- Tex’s Deal with, Wilmington;
- NC Division of Marine Fisheries Headquarters, Morehead Metropolis;
- NC Division of Marine Fisheries, Wilmington; and
- Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Level- Environmental Affairs Workplace (obtainable solely to these with army base entry).
Leisure anglers that donate legal-sized flounder carcasses and supply a accomplished carcass assortment catch card will likely be eligible for one of many following. An Angler Recognition Certificates, one per season for fish 15 inches to 24 inches complete size. Or a N.C. Saltwater Fishing Match Quotation, one per fish for fish 24 inches or larger complete size.
For the flounder carcasses, the Division of Marine Fisheries says that anglers ought to go away the top and tail intact and if attainable go away the heart within the carcasses as nicely. In case you are utilizing a fish cleaner allow them to know forward of time the flounder carcasses are to be donated.
Directions on methods to deposit the flounder carcasses are posted on every of the freezers on the drop-off places, Anglers are to present info associated to how and when the fish was caught. Additionally they should present their names and addresses if they’re to obtain the certificates or quotation.
Division biologists will measure the fish, decide the intercourse, if attainable, and take away the otoliths (ear bones) to find out the age of the fish. The knowledge collected will likely be utilized in future flounder inventory assessments.
The 2022 leisure flounder season will open at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 1 and shut at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 30 for each the leisure hook-and-line and gig fisheries. There’s a one flounder per individual per day creel restrict with a minimal dimension restrict of 15-inch complete size (from the tip of the snout to the tip of the compressed tail).
For particular leisure harvest rules, go to Proclamation FF-44-2022.
