15A NCAC 03M .0204     striped bass SEASON, SIZE, AND HARVEST LIMIT: ATLANTIC OCEAN

It shall be unlawful to possess striped bass taken from the Atlantic Ocean other than the size limit as established by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass. The Fisheries Director shall issue proclamations necessary to bring North Carolina's size limit in compliance with the Interstate Fishery Management Plan.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑182; 113-182.1; 113-221.1; 143B‑289.52;

Eff. January 1, 1991;

Amended Eff. March 1, 1996;

Temporary Amendment Eff. October 1, 1996;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2008; July 1, 1998;

Readopted Eff. June 1, 2022.