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State certifies new state record for Cubera Snapper
August 27, 2026
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 27 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release:

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State certifies new state record for Cubera Snapper

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The NC Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries recently established a new state record for Cubera Snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus).

David Ashman of Mohnton, Penn., caught the 85-pound fish on July 31 off of Hatteras. As . . .

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