(3) The majority of seafood caught and landed in North 

 Carolina is sold to seafood dealers, who in turn, 

 wash, grade and pack the products for shipment to 

 traditional out-of-state markets for sale or 

 processing. This method of handling seafood has 

 limited the market demand and consequently limited 

 the potential total value to the industry. 

 Processing the seafood into table-ready products will 

 generate approximately four times the State's 

 investment compared to simply packing and shipping 

 the seafood to another state to be processed. 

 Developing new markets will create more demand for 

 North Carolina seafood products and ultimately bring 

 more dollars to North Carolina's seafood industry. 

 (4) Division of Marine Fisheries Law Enforcement Officers 

 are not among the officers authorized to use sirens 

 in the pursuit of violators by G.S. 20-l?5(b). 

 Wildlife Resources Commission Officers are alreadv 

 included in this legislation. Officers with the 

 Division of Marines Fisheries as well as the Division 

 are exposed to civil liability if pursuing in 

 violation of motor vehicle laws without a siren. 

 (5) Under G.S. 113-202 and 205(B), the Marine Fisheries 



Commission is authorized to require marking of leased 

 or privately owned shellfish beds. Under G.S. 

 113-208, the holder of the private shellfish beds may 



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