PA-23-2008

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 effective at sunrise, Tuesday, April 1, 2008, the following privately controlled shellfish bottoms as indicated below are closed to the harvest of oysters, clams and mussels:

No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or possess, sell or offer for sale any oysters, clams or mussels taken from the following privately controlled shellfish bottoms:

NAME LOCATION NUMBER

PAMLICO COUNTY

Ponce De-Leon Ham Bay Rv., Little Bear 007-C-90

CARTERET COUNTY

Kevin Bradley Lawrence Cedar Island Bay 797
Raymond T. Graham, Sr. Newport River 448
Ronnie L. Willis Newport River 9203
William T. Jones, Sr. Newport River 739
William T. Russell, III Newport River 725A
Julian H. Fulcher North River 504
Larry Kellum Sr. North River 477
Wilbert B. & Terri L. Lawrence North River 647
James Best Newport River 91-80
Charles Willis Jarrett Bay 857, 347, 561
Joseph W. Proffitt Newport River 9207

HYDE COUNTY

Anthony R. Sawyer Germantown Bay 1084359

ONSLOW COUNTY

Lonnie Thomas Everett Mush Pot Creek 279
Roy M. Prescott New River 10-C-91, 879
Timmy Edens New River 9109
Kenneth Matthew Padgett Reds Bay 641
Frank Rice Stump Sound 331
Fred T. Hardison, Jr. Stump Sound 25-67
James A. Yopp Stump Sound 4-C-89
Rhonda Carter Stump Sound 778
William Bullard Stump Sound 493
Kenneth Tallman White Oak River 9809
Brian Shepard Chadwick Bay 26-C-94
Elfleda G. Shepard Chadwick Bay 2-C-89
Robert A. Jenkins Chadwick Bay 1-C-89
Donald C. Thompson Fullard Creek 35-C-95
James Robert English New River 9404
James T. Owens New River 9304
William Boyd Teaster New River 6-C-90
Billy R. Adams Stump Sound 195
Douglas E. Mayer Stump Sound 630, 8709, 906461
George Lowe Stump Sound 336
Jim Swartzenberg Stump Sound 334
Raymond B. Howard Stump Sound 631, 642
William Parker Stump Sound 155
Bernice M. Rice Stump Stump 194, 398, 219
James E. Rice Up Going Bay 151, 186
Rufus E. Murray White Oak River 9518
Thurman Oscar Davis Stump Sound 995969
Marshall F. Dotson Jr. Onslow 19C92

PENDER COUNTY

Larry J. Batson Deep Creek, Waters Bay 614 222
Gregory Edens Ditch Landing Cove 414
Jeffrey Lynn Warren Sears Landing Bay 539
Allen Katalinic & Ronnie Ottaway Stump Sound 866
Jack Carrell Stump Sound 8702
Jerry W. Edens Stump Sound 282
Willie Bryan Edens Stump Sound 749

Alton Batts Topsail Sound 440, 770
Dennis Nicks Topsail Sound 9707
Jeffrey T. Coward Topsail Sound 9613
Michael K. Ramsey Topsail Sound 9810
Samuel J. Corbett, III Topsail Sound 8921, 9706
Thomas R. Todd Topsail Sound 8910
William F. Moller Topsail Sound 62-75
Hiram Guedalia Waters Bay 164
Larry J. Batson Waters Bay 222
Richard D. Thomas Waters Bay 432
Robert M. Forand, Jr & Gregory Edens Waters Bay 8402A, 8402B
Robert Hudson Waters Bay 8403

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, 3K .0101 and .0104.

B. It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the Fisheries Director under his delegated authority pursuant to N.C. Marine Fisheries Rule15A NCAC 3H .0103.

C. This action is being taken to protect public health and is based on polluted shellfish being relayed on these leases under the Shellfish Management Program of the Division of Marine Fisheries.

D. The shellfish leases listed herein which will contain shellfish relayed from polluted areas must be posted with signs provided by the Division of Marine Fisheries for the closure period indicated.

E. These leases and/or shellfish bottoms will not reopen until recommended by the Division of Environmental Health and under no circumstances prior to June 1, 2008.

March 31, 2008
3:00 p.m.
PA-23-2008
/sab