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Recently, a ruling was handed down in the Wake County courts that will likely have significant impact on the fishing culture and fishing heritage of coastal North Carolina. The Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina (the plaintiffs) brought the lawsuit against the State of North Carolina asserting the NC Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) has abdicated their responsibility to preserve the coastal fisheries resource. The case went to trial in January of this year, and the
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