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NC warns commercial fishermen and rec anglers about sea turtle interactions

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Charlotte Fish and Wildlife Policy Examiner

As the fishing season heats up, the DMF has issued a warning to NC coastal commercial and recreational anglers regarding interactions with sea turtles.

According to a DMF press release, sea turtles have been sighted in the ocean off Cape Lookout, Beaufort Inlet, Topsail Island, Oak Island and Long Beach. In addition, sea turtles have been observed in inside waters of the Intracoastal Waterway near Oak Island and in Core Sound. 

“It is likely that sea turtles are moving into other waters,” said Louis Daniel, director of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. “Commercial fishermen setting nets and recreational anglers bottom fishing should be aware of this.”

It is illegal to harm any of the various sea turtles found in NC waters.

The DMF is stressing that all sea turtles encountered should be released unharmed back into the environment.

For more fishing and fisheries articles see my blog A Dash of Salty and my website Surf and Salt

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Loggerhead sea turtle.
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, Charlotte Fish and Wildlife Policy Examiner

Jeffrey Weeks is an award-winning North Carolina newspaper writer who has been covering fish and wildlife issues for many years. He graduated with a Political Science degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and taught high school civics and journalism for 14 years.

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