Inaugural Coastal Fisheries Coalition meeting characterized as ‘positive, upbeat’

The meeting drew a strong turnout, including state senators, house members and legislative staff—a clear indication of the broad interest in coastal fisheries issues in North Carolina. (Photo credit: Dare County)

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice

Dare County Commissioner Chairman Bob Woodard told the Voice that the Aug. 5 inaugural gathering of the NC Coastal Counties Fisheries Coalition in Morehead City was “a positive, upbeat meeting.”

It was Woodard who proposed the idea of the coalition in a July 3 letter to the board chairs of the 19 coastal counties as way to protect the commercial fishing industry. In a Voice interview, he said he has received responses from all 19 counties. Fifteen counties we

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