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The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is a South Carolina state agency charged with regulating hunting, [1] fishing, [2] [3] boating, duck stamp orders, and the conservation efforts [4] of the state government. It is directed by seven-member Board of Directors.
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission; North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. Division of Marine Fisheries, is responsible for managing and protecting North Carolina's Marine and Estuarine fisheries. [12] The North Carolina Marine Patrol under the Division of Marine Fisheries ensures protection of this resource. [13]
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) is a commission of U.S. states formed to coordinate and manage fishery resources—including marine fish, shellfish, and anadromous fish (migratory fish that ascended rivers from the sea for spawning)—along the Atlantic coast of the United States.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), informally known as NOAA Fisheries, is a United States federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that is responsible for the stewardship of U.S. national marine resources.
This prompted major amendments in 1996 and 2006. The National Marine Fisheries Service issued a report to Congress in 2010 on the status of U.S. fisheries. It reported that of the 192 stocks monitored for overfishing 38 stocks (20%) still have fish "mortality rates that exceed the overfishing threshold … and 42 stocks (22%) are overfished". [12]
An additional 373 acres (1.51 km 2) known as Eastotoe Park is managed by the South Carolina department of Natural Resources as a natural wildlife preserve. Duke Energy also has created six additional boat access slips. [21]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division extends over seven routes and one emergency route, has 22 ferries, and employs over 400 workers. The operations are supported by a full service shipyard at Manns Harbor and 10 support vessels, including dredge, military-style landing craft utility vehicles ( LCUs ), tugs, and barges.