PROCLAMATION
RE: 2003 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., Wednesday, July 16, 2003:
BRUNSWICK COUNTY
Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) - main channel only, from the Holden Beach Bridge to Marker #101 near Seaside.
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) This action is being taken because shrimp in the area listed above have reached harvestable size.
D) This proclamation supersedes portions of SH-3-2003, dated May 29, 2003 that closed the above area.
July 10 , 2003
1:00 P.M.
SH-16-2001
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