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NC Coastal Recreational Fishing License Required on the Outer Banks

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OUTER BANKS, NC

North Carolina’s Coastal Recreational Fishing License (CRFL), administered by the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), was effective Jan. 1, 2007. This license can be purchased on a 10-day, annual or lifetime basis, or combined with a variety of licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) .

Requirements
This license allows recreational fishermen to harvest finfish for personal consumption; finfish harvested under this license cannot be sold. Fishermen using this license are held to the state’s recreational size and possession limits. This license cannot be assigned or transferred and is required for ANY type of recreational finfish harvest not included under the Recreational Commercial Gear License. Fishermen holding the CRFL are required to comply with all DMF sampling and survey programs.

The license is required to recreationally harvest finfish in the state’s Coastal Fishing Waters, which include sounds, coastal rivers and their tributaries, out to three miles in the ocean. Recreational anglers who catch fish in the Exclusive Economic Zone (3 miles – 200 miles offshore) will be required to have this license to land fish in state waters. Fishing in Joint Waters (areas managed by both the Marine Fisheries and the Wildlife Resources commissions) will require either the CRFL or a WRC inland fishing license.

Exemptions
Individuals under16 years of age.
Individuals who purchase any of the following WRC licenses prior to Jan. 1, 2006:
· All categories of Lifetime Sportsman licenses;
· Lifetime Resident Comprehensive Fishing License;
· Lifetime Combination Hunting and Fishing License for Disabled Resident Sportsman;
· Disabled Resident Sportsman;
· Lifetime Fishing License for the Legally Blind; and
· Adult Care Home Resident Fishing License.

Blanket Licenses
For-hire vessels and ocean fishing piers have the option to purchase a blanket license to cover their fishing patrons.

Waivers
A free license waiver will be available for subsistence anglers from their local Department of Social Services.

Sales Agents
The new license will be available from WRC license agents throughout the state and at any DMF office. The number of license agents will be increased in coastal areas.

Marine Resources Funds
Proceeds from the sale of this license will go into two marine resources funds managed by the state’s Marine Fisheries and Wildlife Resources commissions. Revenues must be used to manage, protect, restore, develop, cultivate, conserve and/or enhance North Carolina’s marine resources.

Frequently Asked Questions
Visit North Carolina Coastal Recreational Fishing License FAQ

Article reprinted from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Marine Fisheries, at http://www.ncfisheries.net/recreational/NCCRFL.htm on October 31, 2006

Outer Banks Traffic Cameras

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OUTER BANKS, NC

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has activated its Traveler Management Information System in Currituck and Dare Counties. The system consists of 21 cameras placed along highway 158 and is supplemented by 2 more cameras placed on Hatteras Island by Dare County.

The two cameras on Hatteras Island are placed in Hatteras Village and in Rodanthe (Mirlo Beach) at the S-curves. Visitors may click on any camera in the system to receive instant images.

Traffic Cameras Dare and Currituck Counties maintained by NCDOT, Dare County & Oregon Inlet Fishing Center NCDOT - Currituck County Traffic Cams NCDOT - Dare County Traffic Cams Dare County - Rodanthe - S-Curves Dare County - Hatteras Village Dare County - Oregon Inlet Fishing Center Cameras may be out of service from time to time .. check back later if one fails to connect