Fishing & Wildlife permits
Select the permit or commercial license you'd like to apply for. Each one runs through NCWRC eligibility review, payment, and digital issuance.
Authorizes the collection of broodfish from North Carolina public waters for licensed fish farm operations.
Required before stocking or releasing any fish, shellfish, or aquatic plant into North Carolina public waters.
Permit to take, possess, or sell nongame and exotic fish (shad, gar, suckers, etc.) from North Carolina public fresh waters.
Individual license to take, sell, or offer for sale aquatic products for use as bait.
Limited-entry license to take crabs from North Carolina coastal waters for sale.
Limited-entry license to take finfish from North Carolina coastal waters for sale (excludes red drum and spotted seatrout).
Licenses a vessel to harvest oysters from approved North Carolina public reefs under the limited-entry oyster program.