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 12:00
Noon, Wednesday, June 19, 2002:
HYDE/ PAMLICO/CRAVEN/ CARTERET COUNTIES
JUNIPER BAY‑CUNNING HARBOR ‑ south of a line beginning on the west shore of Juniper Bay at a point 35° 20' 33" N ‑ 76° 15' 28" W, running easterly to a point 35° 20' 18" N - 76° 13' 20" W thence on the east shore of Cunning Harbor to a point 35° 20' 15" N ‑ 76° 12' 23" W. (Map 1)
SWANQUARTER BAY
‑ south of a line beginning at The
Narrows at a point 35° 20' 55" N ‑ 76° 20' 39" W, running
easterly to the east shore to a point 35° 21' 36" N ‑ 76° 18'
23" W (Map 1)
ROSE BAY ‑ south of a line beginning on the west
shore at a point 35° 23' 17" N ‑ 76° 26' 10" W, running
southeasterly to Judith Island to a point 35° 22' 29" N ‑ 76° 25'
15" W. (Map 1)
SPENCER BAY ‑ east and south of a
line beginning on Willow Point at a point 35° 22' 22" N ‑ 76° 27'
52" W, running northeasterly to a
point 35° 23' 17" N ‑ 76° 26' 10" W. (Map 2)
NEUSE RIVER - (Map 3)
BAY RIVER- All tributaries will remain closed (Map 3)
ONSLOW/CARTERET COUNTIES
WHITE OAK RIVER - south of a line beginning
on Bluff Point at 34E 45' 27" N -77E 07' 39" W, running 095E (M) to a point on the east
shore (locally known as Alligator Gap) at 34E 45' 27" N - 77E 07' 07" W. ALL
TRIBUTARIES WILL REMAIN CLOSED.
(See Map 4)
FOSTER'S CREEK - near Intracoastal Waterway Marker #48. (See Map 4)
QUEENS CREEK - from the Intracoastal
Waterway to N.C. Secondary Highway 1509 Bridge. ALL TRIBUTARIES,
INCLUDING PARROTT SWAMP AND DICK'S CREEK, WILL REMAIN CLOSED. (See Map 4)
BEAR CREEK - from the Intracoastal Waterway to Willis Landing. (See Map 4)
CHADWICK BAY - marked boat channel only,
from the Intracoastal Waterway at Marker #6 to the mouth of Fullard Creek. ALL TRIBUTARIES, INCLUDING CHADWICK BAY
ADJACENT TO THE MARKED BOAT CHANNEL WILL REMAIN CLOSED. (No map)
GENERAL INFORMATION:
A) This proclamation is
issued under the authority of G.S. 113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182; 113-221 (e);
143B-289.52 and N.C. Marine Fisheries Rules 15A NCAC 3H .0103; 3L .0101 and
.0202 and 3R .0103, .0104, .0105 and .0106.
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)
Nursery
areas and prohibited trawl areas described in N.C Fisheries Rules 15A NCAC 3R
.0103, .0104,
.0105 and .0106 remain closed to shrimp trawling.
D)
Hatched
and blackened areas on the attached maps indicate those areas closed to
shrimping and crab trawling.
E) This action is being
taken because shrimp in the areas listed above have reached harvestable size.
This proclamation supersedes portions of SH-4-2002, dated May 31, 2002 that
pertain to these areas.
June 14, 2002
11:00 A.M.
SH-5-2002
/sab