Our Work
NCWF’s Vision for One Mission, One Commission
The NC Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) and the NC Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) missions closely align, but the conservation management efforts of WRC have been crippled by the historic extraction management practices of the DMF. A long-overdue merger of the two agencies into a single Fisheries and Wildlife Resources Commission would separate the stewardship…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Support for Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Letter to Members of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation We, the undersigned North Carolina groups and organizations, support preventing fish and wildlife from becoming endangered by dedicating general treasury funds annually to the federal Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program. We believe that collaborative conservation is the most effective way to recover wildlife populations and strongly…
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Let ‘Em Spawn Before They’re Gone:
Fix Our Fisheries Now!
NCWF has been working fiercely for NC marine fisheries reform. We’ve collaborated with NC legislators to produce a slate of bills that will protect and enhance NC marine fisheries. Read more about our declining fisheries and the science behind Let ‘Em Spawn reforms. Hundreds of millions of fishes too young to spawn or reproduce die…
Read MoreBusiness/Conservation Coalition letter to General Assembly points out economic benefits of NC Marine Fisheries reform
North Carolina Wildlife Federation has joined a coalition of conservation organizations and recreational fishing industries to urge the North Carolina General Assembly to support a slate of legislation that is currently under consideration by the NC Senate and House of Representatives. The 2017 harvest of important species like Atlantic Croaker, Blue Crab, Southern Flounder, Spot,…
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