PA-3-2010

PROCLAMATION

RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Jeffrey P. Engel, M.D., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following change in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Thursday, January 7, 2010.

All those waters in Brunswick and Carteret Counties will return to the status in existence immediately prior to the November 11, December 3 and December 26, 2009 temporary closures with the following exceptions which will remain closed:

CARTERET COUNTY
White Oak River - All those waters in White Oak River upstream of the Highway 24 Bridge at Swansboro.

Newport River - All those waters upstream of a line beginning near Penn Point on the south shore at a point 34° 45.6960' N - 76° 43.5180' W running NE to a point on the north shore near Hardesty Farms subdivision 34° 46.5733' N - 76° 42.6350' W (DMF Shrimp Line).

Long Bay – All those waters in Long Bay upstream of a straight line from the north shore of Fur Creek running easterly to Swimming Point.

The following also remains closed:

ONSLOW COUNTY
All those waters bordered on the northeast by a line running from the mainland, near Thomas Landing, through ICWW Marker #37 to a point on Ashe Island, and bordered on the southwest by a line running from the mainland through ICWW Marker #45 and Permuda Island in Stump Sound to a point near Surf City.

New River - All those waters upstream of a line beginning on the north shore of New River at Grey Point, running southeasterly to a point on the south shore of New River north of Goose Creek.

White Oak River - All those waters in White Oak River upstream of the Highway 24 Bridge at Swansboro.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. This proclamation is issued under the authority of N.C.G.S. 113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182; 113-221.1; 143B-289.52 and N.C. Marine Fisheries Rules 15A NCAC 03H .0103 and 03K .0101.

B. It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the N.C. Fisheries Director under his delegated authority pursuant to N.C. Marine Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 03H .0103.

C. This proclamation returns the following area to normal closure boundaries: Shallotte River, all those waters between ICWW marker “71” near western Holden Beach and Fl. Beacon #48A near eastern Holden Beach, and a portion of Newport River.

E. These reopenings are due to satisfactory bacteriological sampling results.

January 6, 2010
11:24 a.m.
PA-3-2010
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