January 20, 2015 — An organization that represents recreational saltwater fishing interests in North Carolina is launching its latest step in a campaign against fishing practices it calls wasteful.
Coastal Conservation Association North Carolina posted a new video, “Gillnets in North Carolina,” opposing fishing with gill nets on the Save NC Sounds website.
“We want to take a higher profile, make a more concerted effort to educate our members, the public and legislators about this type of destructive fishing gear,” Rip Woodin, communication and education committee chairman and a retired Rocky Mount publisher, told the News & Observer.
Coastal Conservation Association North Carolina, with about 3,000 members, is part of the national association, which has 17 state chapters along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts.
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