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PA-2-2008 PROCLAMATION RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following change in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Sunday, January 6, 2008. All those waters in Newport River in Carteret County will return to the status in existence immediately prior to the December 16, 2007 temporary closures. The temporary openings of Newport River, Harlowe Creek, Core Creek, North River and Ward Creek from December 13 and 14, 2007 remain closed. 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 3H .0103 and 3K .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 3H .0103. C. This proclamation returns the following area to normal closure boundaries: Newport River D. This reopening is due to satisfactory bacteriological sampling results. January 5, 2008 |