1. (a) It shall be unlawful to possess for recreational purposes more than two wahoo per person per day taken by hook and line.

2. (b) It shall be unlawful for a commercial fishing operation to do any of the following:

   1. (1) without a valid federal Atlantic Dolphin/Wahoo Commercial vessel permit:

      1. (A) to take or possess more than two wahoo per person per day; and
      2. (B) to sell wahoo; and
   2. (2) to possess aboard a vessel or land more than 500 pounds of wahoo per trip.

History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-182; 143B-289.52;
Eff. September 1, 2005;
Readopted Eff. April 1, 2019.