Gray triggerfish commercial harvest closed

Published 8:45 am Sunday, December 6, 2020

By Staff Reports

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Gray triggerfish. Courtesy NOAA
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North Carolina Marine Fisheries Proclamation FF-47-2020 closed the commercial harvest of gray triggerfish on Nov. 29 due to the 2020 commercial annual catch limit being met. The fishery will re-open on Jan. 1, 2021.

The proclamation states: “It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale gray triggerfish taken from waters under the jurisdiction of North Carolina or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.”

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