RS-3-2003
PROCLAMATION
RE: RESEARCH SANCTUARY
Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine
Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at
8:00 A.M., Thursday, August 14, 2003, the following areas are declared RESEARCH SANCTUARIES and ARE CLOSED to all fishing
equipment:
1. An area in Back Sound (Oscar Shoal), two 5m x
5m areas marked at the corners. The first centered at 34° 42.095’N - 76°
35.520’W, and the second centered at 34° 42.144’N - 76° 35.472’W.
2. An area in
the Straits, near Green Marker “47”,
two 5m x 5m areas marked at the corners. The first centered at 34° 42.916’N -
76° 33.571’W, and the second centered at 34° 42.949’N - °76 33.640’W.
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 and 3I .0109.
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. Stakes and signs posted by the
applicant will mark the area closed to fish and shellfish harvest.
D. N.C. Marine Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 3I
.0109, specifies that this Research Sanctuary is in effect for one year,
subject to renewal at the end of that year.
E.
This action is being taken to allow the
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences to conduct a cow- nosed ray/scallop interaction study.
August
12, 2003
2:30
PM
RS-3-2003
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