MFC adopts early shift in flounder allocation - The Coastland Times

MFC adopts early shift in flounder allocation - The Coastland Times

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission increased this year’s flounder allocation for the recreational fishery at its business meeting Aug. 20-21, 2025, adopting Amendment 4 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 4 expedites a 50/50 quota allocation shift between the commercial and recreational fisheries so that it occurs in 2025 rather than 2026, as prescribed in Amendment 3. This would result in a 25% increase in recreational…