"State budget constraints have halted field survey work by the Division of Marine Fisheries, potentially jeopardizing data collection at the height of the herring spawning season.
At the same time, multiple Marine Fisheries committee meetings have been canceled for economic reasons, including a two-day session scheduled for Kitty Hawk next month.
Gov. Bev Perdue this month instructed state offices to stop buying goods and services and to cease all travel not approved for public safety, public health or economic development."
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