M-12-2001 (Revised)
RE: - GILL NETS -
BOGUE BANKS
Preston
P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that
effective at 12:00 Noon, Saturday,
September 8, 2001, the following
restrictions will apply to the gill net fishery off eastern Bogue Banks:
I. AREA:
Gill
net requirements in this proclamation apply only in the Atlantic Ocean off the
eastern end of Bogue Banks from a point at the western end of Fort Macon State
Park, offshore 350 yards to a point at 34° 41.4269’N-76° 44.7856’W, then
running west to a point 350 yards offshore of the Raleigh Street stop net area
at 34° 41.6824’N-76° 44.5351’W, then to shore at the Raleigh Street site at 34°
41.8666’N- 76° 44.5333’ W.
II. SEASON:
Gill
net restrictions shall apply from 10:00 A.M., Saturday, September 8, 2001
through 6:00 P.M., Thursday, November 15, 2001 and shall end at that time by this proclamation.
III. NET RESTRICTIONS:
A. Only gill nets with a maximum
length not exceeding 160 yards may be used.
B. No stationary gill nets shall be
used in a zone 200 yards wide beginning at a point 150 yards
from the beach at mean low water and extending offshore in a southerly
direction.
C. No
gill nets may be set within 750 feet of an ocean fishing pier.
D. No
gill nets may be set within 450 yards east
of a deployed stop net, as measured from where both nets connect with the
shore.
IV. GENERAL INFORMATION:
A. This proclamation is issued under the authority of G.S. 113-182;
113-221(e); 143B-289.52 and N.C. Marine Fisheries Rules 15A NCAC 3H .0103, and
3J .0103.
B. It is unlawful to violate provisions of any proclamation issued by
the Fisheries Director under his delegated authority per 15A NCAC 3H .0103.
C. The intent of this proclamation is to address
user conflicts in the described area during the peak fall fishing season. The only change is a clarification of the
exclusion zone in III. B. above.
D. This
proclamation supersedes M-12-2001, issued August 31, 2001.
September 6, 2001 10:00
A.M. M-12-2001
(Revised) /dlt