North Carolina H442 proposes a four-year pilot program to ease restrictions on recreational fishing for summer flounder and red snapper.

North Carolina H442 seeks to restore recreational fishing for summer flounder and red snapper by creating a four-year pilot program. The bill directs the Division of Marine Fisheries to amend the fishery management plan, allowing a recreational season between May 15 and July 31 with a limit of one fish or more per person per day, and no seasonal limit. It also mandates revisions to guidelines and policies to ensure that flounder and red snapper caught and released by recreational fishermen are not counted towards catch limits or quotas.

North Carolina H442 proposes a four-year pilot program to ease restrictions on recreational fishing for summer flounder and red snapper.

North Carolina H442 seeks to restore recreational fishing for summer flounder and red snapper by creating a four-year pilot program. The bill directs the Division of Marine Fisheries to amend the fishery management plan, allowing a recreational season between May 15 and July 31 with a limit of one fish or more per person per day, and no seasonal limit. It also mandates revisions to guidelines and policies to ensure that flounder and red snapper caught and released by recreational fishermen are not counted towards catch limits or quotas.