A Pender County resident is among the most recent appointees named by Gov. Pat McCrory to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission.

Samuel Corbett is a full-time commercial fisherman who fishes inshore gill net, blue crab, oysters and clams, according to a news release from the governor's office. All commission members serve three-year terms.

The state's Marine Fisheries Commission is part of N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The commission itself is a nine-member board appointed by the governor to manage, restore, develop, cultivate, protect and regulate the state's marine and estuary resources, the release stated. It adopts rules and policies, implements management measures for fisheries and advises the state on marine fisheries within the jurisdiction of regional and federal boards and councils.