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Offshore Fishing Basics (Powerpoint)
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Top 5 Species for NC Fisheries |
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The ability for anglers to get waterfront access is becoming more difficult as longtime fishing piersclose and once-popular fishing haunts are sold to private developers. Sea Grant heard about shrinking access from recreational and commercial fishermen alike when we led the state’s first Waterfront Access Study Committee (WASC) in 2006 and 2007. The final WASC report helped lead to the creation of the N.C. Waterfront Access and Marine Industry (WAMI) Fund for the purchase of coastal waterfront properties and the development of public and commercial waterfront access facilities. View WASC final report.
Photos: NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Scott Taylor




We work with state officials, fishing clubs and the charter boat industry to distribute materials explaining 