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Southern Core Sound Closes to Flounder Gill Net Fishing
September 01, 2010
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C., Sept. 1 -- The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Marine Fisheries issued the following news release:

The southern portion of Core Sound will close to flounder gill net fishing Friday to protect threatened and endangered sea turtles.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries issued a proclamation today that prohibits the use of large-mesh gill nets (4-inch to 6.5-inch stretch mesh, inclusive) in Core Sound and . . .

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