NC House Bill 353

So NC House Bill 353, click the link to find out and it is very easy to read, puts three NC coastal fish to a status of Coastal Game Fish. Striped Bass, Speckled trout, and Drum would all change to the status of Coastal Game Fish, which means they can only be caught by hook and line. They cannot be sold or traded, and cannot be processed and sold or traded outside of the state or for any commercial endeavor.

What does this all mean. For one I won't be selling any of these fish if this bill passes. But in the long haul it might not be such a bad thing. These 3 fish are fantastic to eat, incredibly beautiful animals. That being said we have decimated the populations and clearly are damaging the greater eco system of NC coastal waters.

Wile in the sort I run I would prefer to sell NC drum, and speckled trout, I think in general in might be a very good thing. That way one day my children can enjoy these fish, even if they have to catch them all on there own.