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PA-29-2008 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, Saturday, April 12, 2008. All those waters in Carteret County will return to the status in existence immediately prior to the April 6, 2008 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 in Newport River upstream of a straight line beginning at a point on the south shore at 34º 45.7044' N -76º 43.4977' W near Penn Point; running northerly to a point on the west shore of Harlowe Creek at 34º 46.6935' N -76º 43.4719' W. Newport River Area - All those waters east of a line beginning at a point at the end of Oak Road on the eastern side of Newport River; running southwesterly to a point at the northwest tip of the Town Creek shellfish closure area. Sleepy Creek - All those waters in Sleepy Creek upstream of a straight line across the mouth. Jarrett Bay – All those waters upstream of a line beginning at a point on the east shore of Spit Bay; thence in a straight line to the southern end of Davis Island; thence in a straight line thru Flashing Beacon #36; thence in a straight line to the southeast end of Bells Island; thence in a straight line to a point on the Marshallberg shoreline. Oyster Creek - All those waters in Oyster Creek upstream of a straight line across the mouth. Brett Bay – All those waters in Brett Bay upstream of a straight line from Piney Point to King Point. 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: A portion of Newport River, Whitehurst Creek and Nelson Bay. D. It should be noted that leases closed on March 31, 2008, to allow relaying of shellfish from closed areas, also remain closed. E. These reopenings are due to satisfactory bacteriological sampling results.
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