SH-16-2001
PROCLAMATION
RE:
2001 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLING
Preston
P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the
following areas WILL OPEN to
shrimping and crab trawling effective at 8:00
A.M.,Friday, October 5, 2001.
ONSLOW COUNTY
Intracoastal
Waterway (ICW) -
main Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) channel
only from the N.C. Highway 210 highrise bridge to Marker A49"
at Morris Landing.
New River
- from the N.C. Highway 172 Bridge upstream to a line running from Gray Point
at 34°
37' 35" N - 77°
22' 23" W, running 134° (M) to a point on the east shore at 34° 37' 08"
N - 77°
21' 38" W. That area west of a
line beginning at a point at Stones Landing at 34° 36' 21" N - 77° 26' 30"
W, then running 010°
(M) to a point on the east shore of Muddy Creek at 34° 36' 52"
N - 77°
26' 27" W and all tributaries downstream
of Gray Point will remain closed.
NEW HANOVER/BRUNSWICK
COUNTIES
Cape Fear River
- south of a line beginning at a point on the east shore at 34° 04'
40"N-77°
55' 29"W, running 274° (M) to a point on the west shore at 34° 04'
40"N- 77°
56' 30"W, including the ATriangle@
area, the Wilmington Bypass Channel and the ICW from Marker #163 to the Cape
Fear River Ship Channel and north of a line beginning at a point on the south
side of the Spoil Island at the intersection of the ICW and the Cape Fear River
ship Channel at 34°
01' 37"N-77°
56' 05"W, running 106°(M) to a point on the east shore of the Cape Fear River at
34°
01' 32"N-77°
55' 00"W. Those areas south of the area opened and east of the ICW known
as ADow
Chemical Bay@
and ARadar
Dome Bay@ will remain closed.
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, 3L
.0101 and .0202.
B) It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation
issued by the Fisheries Director under his delegated authority per 15A NCAC 3H
.0103.
C) All shellfish leases and franchises will remain closed to trawling
as per NC Marine Fisheries Rule NCAC 15A 30 .0211.
D) This action is being taken because shrimp in the areas listed
above have reached harvestable size.
October 2, 2001
10:00 A.M.
SH-16-2001
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