Friday, December 02, 2005

NC Flounder Still Floundering

Flounder have been one of the most popular catches of both recreational and commercial fishermen for a long time in North Carolina. Now after two decades of overfishing and some questionable management decisions by the NC MFC, the NC flounder population is in serious trouble. Anyone who has done much inshore or surf fishing on the NC coast knows that their flounder have gotten smaller and smaller over the last decade and that the definition of a "doormat" flounder is no where near where it used to be. There is some discussion about flounder hatcheries and there are a few small projects underway now, but there are still a ton of questions about the impacts and feasibility of large scale flounder hatcheries. The CCA of North Carolina has been doing a lot on this front so give them your support if you can. If nothing else, be sure to release the small ones like you are supposed to and send a quick email to your state representative to let them know that this is an issue voters care about.

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