NC S1275

Requires fishery management plans to specify a time period not exceeding two years from adoption for ending overfishing in fisheries not producing sustainable harvest.

Requires fishery management plans to specify a time period not exceeding 10 years from adoption for achieving sustainable harvest, with exceptions if the Fisheries Director determines biology, environmental conditions, or insufficient data make implementation incompatible with professional fisheries management standards.

Mandates fishery management plans include a standard of at least 50% probability of achieving sustainable harvest, with the same exceptions available to the Fisheries Director.

Removes previous 10-year combined deadline for ending overfishing and achieving sustainable harvest, replacing it with separate timelines for each requirement.