The North Carolina Fisheries Association made the following statement in their March 23 weekly update:
Dewey Hemilright of Dare County has been appointed to the MAFMC and will take his seat at the upcoming meeting in Duck, N.C. in April. Dewey has been an active fisherman for years, serving on Highly Migratory AP, and many other advisory panels and groups. The commercial industry will be proud to have Dewey represent them on the Council, as he is one who does his homework and makes sure he’s up on the issues. NCFA thanks Governor Perdue for putting Dewey’s name as her preferred candidate for Jule Wheatly’s vacant seat, and also thanks Senator Hagan and Congressman Jones for their support of Dewey.