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Orders, Rules, Regulations, etc. of the Fisheries Com
mission Board Relative to the Fishing Indus
try of North Carolina, Passed at a -Meeting
Held at Morehead '
City, June 28th. to
July 2nd, 1915
,These Regulations etc are now j
! ; ho inw rfvprninff those features
f and parts of the fishing law to
whwh thw rpfr and to ex
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tent expressed and are of equal
force and effect with fhe pro
visions of the act of the Gener
al Assembly of North Carolina,
Public law's of 1915, , Chapter
84.
FIRST
Whereas; at a meeting of
'the Fisheries Commission Board
held at Washington, 51. C., on
April 29th, 1915, the following
order was made; That no nets
smaller than one and one half
inches bar, before tarring shall
be fished in the waters of North
Carolina, provided that this
shall not apply to nets
fished exclusively for Shrimp
and Menhaden. Provided fur
ther, that skim nets and trast
nets only, shall be used for
catching of Shrimp in Pender,
New Hanover and Brunswick
counties.
Whereas; after due notice,
meetings were htld at Edenton
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objections to said order . it is
now ordered that the sniu or-
j, . k oAi.i. i i5.
fled as follcwsi:
First; It shall be unlawful
far any person, firm or corpora
tion to use in the waters of
North Carolina any seine, net
or other appliances for catch
ing fish having a bar of less
than one and one-quarter inches
or a mesh of two and one-half
inches. Provided that nets
having a bar of not less than
one and one-eighth inches may
be used for catching mullet
from August 19, to November
15th, in the ocean. Prpvided
further that this shall not be
construed to modify or. change
any existing law prescribing a
larger mesh .or bar. Provided
further that pound nets having
not less than 1 18th inch
bar may be used in all waters
of the state where pound nets
are allowed by law.
Second; the use of anchor
gill nets is prohibited in all
inland waters of the State..
Third; the resolution of April
29th1, 19J"), prohibiting the use
of any nets and seines in Albe
marle Sound and in its tribu
taries from dune 1st to Janu
ary 1st, is hereby modified to
read as follows; 'The fishing
of all nets and seines in Albe
marle Sound and its tributaries,
west of line from Caroon's
point to Fowell's Point, from
May 20th, to September 1st is
hereby prohibited .'
Fourth; purse nets and
purse seines, having a bar of
not less than 7-8 inch may
be used for catching Menha
den in any waters of the State
in which use of purse seines
and purse nets are not pro
hibited by law.
Fifth; Shrimp nets of
smaller mesh than one and
one-eightth inA bar may be
used for ntching of Shrimp,
provided that Shrimp shall be
.laicer
lnet
the
llllanc
.taken with skim nets, cast
and trawl nets only in
rounties of Brunswick, New
lanovcr and 1'eiMler.
SECOND;
It shall be unlawful for my
person, firm or corporation to
fish for or catch any food fish
other than mullet fn any
pure seine or purse net in any
waters within the limits of Car
teret County extending to the
extreme limit of tlie State's
jurisdicion in and over such
waters, or to take or catch
any mullet in any purse seine
or purse net within 1000 yards
of thje beach ; or xx:ean shore,
or to take or catch any mullet
within oqe mile in any direct
ion, from Beaufort Iulet, or
to buy or market any food
nsh caught inpurse nets other
than mullet. ' -
THIRD; v r
It shall be lawful v U fish
with, set . netirt andLtfrjiatfih
mullet 'with V seine : along ;the
beach on the ( ocean side between
Tnlct and- -r-
ember 15th.
FOURTH;
It shall te lawful 1 to fish
pound nets' in that portion of
Xeuse river njiij Pamlico
Hound west of a' tri-pod to be
erected m the shore of Pamli
co Sound, at a point three
miles west of Harbor Island
Light House to Clubfoot Creek.
Provided, that no pound nets
shall be set within three
fourths of a mile of each side
of the mouth of either channel
leading into what is known as
Back Bay, but it is designated
on the chart as Cedar Island
Bay. Provided that said nets
shall extend only 2,000 yards
from the shore.
FIFTH ;
It shall be lawful to catch
fish with seines and nets in
the 'ape Fear River in the
conn tie; of Brunswick and
New Hanover at any time of
Hie year except Sunday.
SIXTH;
That it shaR be lawful to
line power in Core Sound ex
?F n at
Hog Wand Bay but
,is -ommonlv known as "Cedar
Island Bay; the boundaries of
the month of said Bay, to be a
line extending from the mouth of
lewis's creek an easterly course
to a north and south line from
J lie Southwest Kint of Hog Is
land. (SEVENTH;
That it shall le unlawful to
iisp a landing or sweep net in
Core Sound of Smaller siee
mcslj than one and ane-quarter
inch bar.
EIGHTH ;
That in the measurement of
nnv net to determine the site
of mesh a standard measure
ment shall be determined by
hanging a one pound weight to
the meKh lelow the mesh to be
measured, and the distance from
knot to knot shall be the size
of mesh.
NINTH
That it slvill Ik' unlawful for
any jhtsoji to buy, sell, offer
for sale, have in his pos
session or unnecessarily de
stroy any fish of less size that
the length specified for the sev
eral kinds of fish hereiuafter
mentioned, to-wit;
Sturgeon, Moose or Pegging
Awl five feet.
Rock fish 12 inches.
Mackerel 12 inches
Hickory Shad 12 inches
Gray trout 11 inches.
Speckle trout 11 inches.
Blue fish ten inches.
Sheejwhead nine inces
Sea Mullet or King fish ten
inches.
Red Drum 12 inches.
Flounders nine inches.
Mullet nine inches
Black Bass nine inches.
Ring Perch seven inches.
Croakers eight inches
Hog fish eight inches.
Pompano eight inches.
Spots e'ght inchess.
White perch 7 inches.
Measurements to be from the
tip of the nose to the tip of
the tail, Provided that this
shall not apply to any catch,
quantities of bulk or fish -which
does not exceed ten per cent in
number of such undersize fish.
Provided further, that this pro
vision shall not be construed
to prevent catches of smaller
fish with hook and line for
sport or personal use.
TENTH ;
That it shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or oorporation to
haul seines or nets within three
hundred yards of any establish
ed fishing: or to have or set
more than one line of stakes for
the purpose of fishing nets
thereof; or to set such stakes
within 150 yards of the center
Of the Channel of Cape Fear
River or to fish any draft net
for shad or sturgeon, greater in
length than two thirds the
uldihv of. the channel t.atfi that
jiy.ui Hire miu uci in jibucuj
or" to witch nnv white wiad . he.
ween the fifteenth Tif ( f A ri!
following or ;to fish, for 'White
Chad ; or to obstruct pgssage of
ajne in the i- JVafers , of 5 Cape
Fear Ulver and its tributaries
from Its month to its source, be1
tween the hoars oi one o'clock
p. m. on Saturday until 5 !i sun
rise the' following Monday,
(Turing the own .season ; for
1 i
matching White' Shad in said
river and its tributaries.
ELEVENTH
That it shall be unlawful to
offer for sale or hip any clams
of less than one : and one-half
inches measurement from hinge
to mouth), across ihe center.
TWELFTH;
No pound net shall be set in
the following territory; adjacent
to Hatteras Inlet commencing
at Barney Slough Light, run
nipg North by West one half
West, 10,000 yards; thence
West by south 'one half south
3000 yards; thence south by
east one half east to. Hatterqa
Inlet. All stands of nets set
north of this line shall run a
north north-west course, and
all stands of nets set south of
this line shall run a north
north east course, and any
lead of said nets may. . com
mence in four feet of wafer ex
tending 2000 yards in Pamlico
Sound .
THIRTEENTH;
No two or more stands
pound nets shall be joined
gether with headers or nets
any description.
of
to
of
FOURTEENTH:
Pound nets may be set on
line from the Black Buor
a
on
Pingjeton's Shoal to the Black
Buoy on Gibb's Shoal and from
Gibb's Shoal to Gnll Shoal
MgM House
yards.
FIFTEENTH
It shall be
pound nets on
inshore 2000
lawful to set
a line commen
cing at the Black Buoy, a wes
terly course from Long Point
on the South side of Kitty
Hawk Bay running 3000, yards
a nth west course and live
hundred yards a south-east
Jourse from fciid buoy extend
ing 2000 yards at right angle,
a south-east course from said
line in Albemarle Sound.
SIXTEENTH;
it snail be unlawful to set
any pound net closer to the
Number 4, Red Buoy, marking
me entrance to Stetson Chan
the entrance to Stetson Chan
nel, than 3000 yards on a line
running South south-east to Big
island.
SEVENTEENTH ;
It shall be lawful to set
gill nets BOttth of a line run
ning from the black buoy
south southeast course from
Roanoke Marshes Light House.
an easterly course on the
south side of Oregon Inlet; Pro
vided they shall not be set with-
m a radius of two miles from
the center of Oregon Inlet
EIGHTEENTH
It shall lie lawful to set
pound nets from a 'ine 200
yards easterly from Broad
Creek Point, in Roanoke Sound;
thence a southwardly direction
to a point 1000 yards easterly
of the Marsh on the South side
of the cut Through Creek;
thence a southwesterly direction
to the Red Spar Buoy. No. 6,
off Hog Island Marsh; thence
a westerly course with the
Marsh 1000 yards off the west
point of Hog Island Marsh;
thence a northwesterly course
to the north point of Biff
Island.
NINETEENTH;
It shall be unlawful to set
any nets between Broad Creek
Point and Ballast Point in
Roanoke Sound during shad
fishinir season.
TWENTIETH;
It shall be lawful to fish
pound nets inside of a line com
mencing at Enstmas Narrows
Point, in Croatian Sound, run
ning 9000 yards a north by
west one half west course to a
ine one fifth the width of the
Sound at Pork Point. thence
3 900 yards northwest bty
north one-eighth north course
to a line one-fifth the width
of the Sound at Weirs point
CAntinning one-fifth the width of
Croatan Sound.
TWENTY FIRST ;
It shall lie lawful to set
iound nets inside of a line com
mencing at Red Stone point in
Croitan - sound.' oii fifth the
width of the Sound" from .the
shore running a' northwest- three
quarter north course, to the
black jpar ' Buoy Nof 7 . n south
westerly ourse froni Crotdn
Light Honso. . on -to . the ' black
ran. buoy off ? Cnfotm's . point,
'.lixl'ncr on" lh'e' sam course
nets I shall' extend "in the Sound
beyond this line to' the 1 limits
above mentioned. 'V '''fvtit"',) '
TWENTY;' SECOND;
It shall be lawful to set pound
nets .to ' a line extending 600
jiards in Croatan Sound from
Roanoke 3larshes v running a
north by went one quarter, west
course 9800 yard to a. point
one fifth the . width of the
sound f mm Feetwootf Point ;
li'ience a . line : porthwest by
north three quarter north to
a point one-fifth the width of
the' sound from. Red Stone
Point
TWENTY THIRD;
Every stand or pound of gill
nets shall have a stake at each
end of the . stand with;
a board two feet long by eight
uicnes wide fastened, on tne
said stake which shall be markt
ed in black letters two inches
long, the name, iswt office ad
dress and , number of the. nets of
the owner thereof and shall be
unlawful to fish such net
without such boards so market!
TWENTY FOURTH;
No pound net of smaller
mesh than one and one-eighth
inch bar or haul nets of small
er mesh than one and one
quarter inch bar" shall be
bought and installed after this
late (June 20, 1915,) and it shall
,be unlawful -.to -install any snch
nets of smaller bar tnan herein
mentioned.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
GOVERTOG THE OYSTER
INDUSTRY
TWENTY FIFTH;
It shall be lawful for any per
son, dnly licensed, to nse scoops
scrapes or dredgies, or other
nstrument or infitrnments for
the pnrjiowe of taking or catch
ing oysters from the public
yster irrounds or natural oys
ter beds in the waters of Pam
lico Sound north of ft-line run
ning from" West Bluff Bav to
the center 'of Ocracoke Inlet.
TWENTY SIXTn
It shall be Lawful to use
scoops, scrapes or (lredpes
in the waters of Cedar Island
Bay in Carteret County and
in the waters of Pamlico
Sound and Neuse River to
i line from Whitakers Creek
on Neuse River to Adara'fe
Creok Beacon, and in the wai
ters of Pungo River.
TWENTY SEVENTH;
It shall be unlawful for an
lerson to use scoops, scrapes
or dredge for the purpose of
taking or catching oysters with
in a line from Hog Island to
Gull Rork Light House and
from Gull Rcfck light House to
Long Point and in the waters
of Pamlico Sound, north ef a
line running from Long Shoal
to (lull Shoal Life Saving Sta
tion from the fifteenth day of
February of eaih year td the
first day of October, and in
side of a line from Slide Point
to Pingleton buoy and from
Pingleton buoy to Pingleton
Point.
TWENTY EIGHTH
Tt shall lie lawful to catch
or take oysters with scoops,
scrapes or dredges south and
east of a line from Bay Point,
on the North side of Bay River,
to Brant Island and north of
a line from Brant Island to
Porpoise Point.
TWENTY NINTH;
It shall be lawful for boats, 1
30 feet in length over all. and,
under,, to take or catch ' oysters
with scoops, scrapes or dredges
in Swan Quarter Narrows.
LTIITRTIETH ;
It shall be unlawful for, any
Ierson or corporation 1o take
or catch oysters from the pub
He grounds or natural oyster
beds of the State from the fif
teenth day of April to the first
of October, but may take or
atch oysters between October
first and April 15th, following
of any year; the territory in
rules 27 and 28 excepted.
EI) CHAMBER SMITH. '
Chairman.
W. M. WEBB,
Secretary.
These rules and regulations
are posted1 at the Court House
Door; ami copies .thereof are
filed with the Clerk of the Sn
perior (urt, Register1 of I) wis
and Sheriffs in the followiiift
count'es via:. Currituck, Cam
den, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Oowati. Oates, Hertford, Ber-
ti-.; Northhampton, if Halifax,
Martinf A WMhuigton,?;' Tyrrell,
bare, Hyde; Bcaufortj tv4 Pitt,
rnmlico. Craven. T cnoir,-' BU-
Brunswick. ' Columbus,, Jones,
Carteret, Onslow, v Duplin,
Sampson . T ; Any; citizen will
be furnished with a copy upon
application to the Fisheries
Commissioner. .' . : :v
This August 3rd' 1915.
H. L. GIBBS
Fisheries Commissioner.
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