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DNR News
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Columbia, SC 29202

** Archived Article - please check for current information. **

Public invited to discuss shark management plan

Prior to the meeting, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s public information document can be reviewed at http://www.asmfc.org/species/coastal-sharks (pdf required).

Sand Tiger Shark photo courtesy NOAA

• Officials: be prepared for hurricane season
• Public invited to discuss shark management plan
• Give new wild game, seafood cookbook for Father’s Day
• S.C. Wildlife Federation will celebrate 75th anniversary
• Summer boating safety enforcement, education increased in South Carolina
• National Fishing, Boating week June 3-11 to feature free classes, fishing events
• Georgetown Blue Marlin tournament hosts second leg of billfishing series
• S.C. antler-scoring sessions reveal many new records
• National Trails Day event June 3 at Congaree Creek
• Atlantic white-cedar wetlands being restored in South Carolina
• Civil War fort ceremony to mark 1862 Battle of Secessionville June 17
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable