Chapter 3 North Carolina’s Species
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Support the recommendations in the CHPP (NCDEQ 2021) to promote fisheries habitat protection in North Carolina and to facilitate the necessary policy decisions.
• Coordinate between NOAA Fisheries and NCDMF to evaluate interactions between marine mammals, sea turtles, and fishing gear and develop gear modifications where needed.
Marine Mammals
Sea Turtles
• Continue cooperation with fisheries resource managers, commercial fishermen, and regulatory agencies to reduce bycatch and unintentional take of protected marine resources (e.g., explore Diamondback Terrapin bycatch in crab pots).
Diamondback Terrapin
References are located at the end of this document.
2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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