. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Some Fish Stocks Improving The Division of Marine Fisheries' (DMF) annual stock status report has good news about North Carolina fisheries — two populations have been upgraded to "; Each year, DMF evaluates the health of the state's important coastal fisheries. This year's report card highlighted several successes, as well as areas needing improvement. Striped mullet, important to both commercial and recreational fishers, was upgraded to "recovering"
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Some Fish Stocks Improving The Division of Marine Fisheries' (DMF) annual stock status report has good news about North Carolina fisheries — two populations have been upgraded to "; Each year, DMF evaluates the health of the state's important coastal fisheries. This year's report card highlighted several successes, as well as areas needing improvement. Striped mullet, important to both commercial and recreational fishers, was upgraded to "recovering" based on a recent state assessment indicating the stock has not been overfished since 1998. Sharks, a popular recreational target, were upgraded from "overfished" to "; A recent National Marine Fisheries Service assessment determined the overall large coastal shark stock has improved since 1998. Summer flounder was downgraded from the "viable" category to the "concern" category. This change resulted from the most recent assessment by Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), indicating the stock is being overfished. The impacts of this assessment could result in additional harvest restrictions on summer flounder. Southern flounder, a major commercial species, remains in the "overfished" category. Weakfish was downgraded from "viable" to "overfished" based on the latest ASMFC assessment. The long-term goal of DMF is to have all 40 of the state's major species move to the "viable" or "recovering" categories. Fish and shellfish stocks considered viable include: Adantic croaker, black sea bass north of Cape Hatteras, striped bass in the Albemarle Sound and the ocean, dolphin/wahoo, gag, king and Spanish mackerel, Atlantic menhaden, spot, spotted seatrout (speckled trout) and shrimp. Another six species are recovering. For a full report, visit the DMF online at
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