But even though the flounder ... fish onto the spawning area. Flounders have been declining since the early 1980s, according to TPWD records. If room permits, the “Seasonal Bag Seine CPUE ...

Southern flounder lay at the bottom of a tank at the Waddell Mariculture Center. These fish will be used to grow a new generation of southern flounder that will be released into state waters as ...

House Bill 442 "Restore Flounder/Red Snapper Season" in the North Carolina Legislature aims to create more access to flounder and red snapper fisheries.

Southern flounder are a popular North Carolina fish. For the first time, North Carolina's commercial and recreational fishing industries are set to split the southern flounder catch 50-50 this year.

The local decline in southern ... can cause more of the fish to become male. The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries carries out a comprehensive assessment of the flounder population ...

A Southern flounder being released into the water. After last year's extremely limited flounder and red snapper fishing seasons, state lawmakers are considering intervening. House Bill 442 would ...

A Southern flounder being released into the water. Legislation that would force an expansion of recreational fishing seasons for two popular coastal fish species has passed the North Carolina House.

Overfishing has caused a reduction in the flounder population, leading the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries to impose management measures including limits to recreational fishing.

The state has canceled the 2024 Southern flounder season for recreational fishermen, saying the group took more of the fish than it was allowed last year. Fishermen question the numbers and say ...

Flounder is back on the menu for North Carolina anglers. With the recreational flounder fishing season canceled ... public," the NCWRC release stated. Southern flounder is part of a North Carolina ...