Category: Legal

Be Careful What You Wish For

By Doug Cross | Guest Commentary When the Coastal Conservation Association was pushing House Bill 1713 in June of 2010, I guarantee you they never, ever thought the law would one day affect the recreational fishing interests in North Carolina like it has now. You see, House Bill 1713, is the law that mandates any species that is deemed overfished, or where overfishing is occurring, be managed with a 50…