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Saturday, September 30, 2006
NC River Herring Moratorium Stalemate
 The NC Marine Fisheries Commission met Thursday night in Pine Knoll Shores and had planned on a final vote for the proposed river herring moratorium. Unfortunately, one of the commission members was not present and two votes on the issue ended in stalemates. The River Herring Fishery Management Plan will now be put on hold until the Nov. 30-Dec. 1 MFC meeting. River herring have been under growing pressure and fished way to hard to maintain a healthy population. As one of the foundations to the coastal food chain, depleted stocks of river herring cause strain on just about every other game species. The MFC estimates that if the moratorium is enacted, river herring stocks should recover in 16 to 25 years. More on the MFC stalemate is available from the Jacksonville Daily News.
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