NORTH CAROLINA (WECT) - Starting in December, North Carolina will implement new mandatory harvest reporting requirements.

On Dec. 1, the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) will require recreational fishers to report the following species of fish that they catch and keep to the division:

Flounder

Red Drum

Striped Bass

Spotted Seatrout (speckled trout)

Weakfish (gray trout)

These should be reported through an online form or an upcoming iPhone app.

“Harvest reporting for the listed species is required in waters upstream of coastal fishing waters,” said North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Inland Fisheries Chief Corey Oakley. “This reporting should help fisheries managers better understand harvest rates among recreational and commercial fishermen for those re

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