State establishes new species state record for Bulleye - Washington Daily News

State establishes new species state record for Bulleye - Washington Daily News

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Bulleye caught off Ocracoke Island sets new state record

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries recently established a new state record for Bulleye (Cookeolus japonicus).Jody Hopkins of Grimesland caught the 5-pound, 10.88-ounce fish off Ocracoke on June 21, 2025. There were no previous state records for this species. The International Game Fish Association World Record was caught off Japan in 2023 and weighed 7-pounds, 14-ounces.Hopkins was fishing 30 mi…