PROCLAMATION
RE: 2004 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., Tuesday, September 14, 2004.
New River - from the
N.C. Highway 172 Bridge upstream to a line running from Gray Point 34° 37.5833' N - 77° 22.3833' W,
running to a point on the east shore at 34° 37.1333' N -
77° 21.6333' W. That area west of a
line beginning at a point near Stones Landing 34°
36.2043’ N - 77° 26.3166' W,
then following the danger area line for the Stone’s Bay Rifle Range to a point
on the east shore, 34° 37.0579' N -
77° 26.1124' W and all tributaries downstream of Gray Point will remain closed.
Intracoastal
Waterway (ICW) - main ICW
channel only from Marker #45 to Marker #49 and the ICW channel and 100 feet on
either side from Marker #49 at Morris Landing to the Highway 210-50 Bridge at
Surf City.
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.
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.
September 10, 2004
1:30 P.M.
SH-20-2004
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