RE: - GILL NETS -
CAPE FEAR RIVER
Preston
P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that
effective at 8:00 A.M., Monday, June 20,
2005, the following restrictions
will apply to the gill net fishery in the lower Cape Fear River:
I. AREA:
All waters of the lower Cape Fear River bounded on the north
by a line beginning at a point at the Fort Fisher Ferry slip 33° 58.8876’N-77° 54.7300’W; running
westerly to a point on the Progress Energy Intake Canal screen 33° 58.8250’N-77° 56.6851’W; then southerly
following the shoreline of the Cape Fear River and the IWW to IWW Marker 3 at
Southport 33°51.3320’N-78°02.4253’W; running south to a point on the west shore
of Molasses Creek 33°50.6433’N-78°02.7094’W;
then easterly following the shoreline of Oak Island to the Colregs Demarcation
Line at a point 33°53.3320’N-78°01.5511’W
then southerly along Colregs Line to a
point on Bald Head Island
33°52.5251’N-78°00.1679’W; then following the shoreline of Bald Head, East Beach and Fort Fisher to a point
near Fort Fisher at 33°58.7769’N-77°53.7331’W then back to the point of
beginning. (See Map)
II. SEASON:
Gill
net restrictions shall apply from 8:00 A.M., Friday, June 20, 2005 through 6:00
P.M., Wednesday, August 31, 2005.
III. NET RESTRICTIONS:
Attendance
is required for all fishing operations using gill nets.
IV. 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 3J .0103.
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. The
intent of this proclamation is to implement management measures in the gill net
fishery in the lower Cape Fear River to reduce interactions with threatened and
endangered sea turtles from June 20 through August 31, 2005. This action is expected to provide increased
levels of protection for threatened and endangered sea turtles in Cape Fear
River gill net fisheries.
D.
“Attendance” is defined in N.C. Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 31.0101(b)(40).
June 13, 2005
11:30 A.M.
M-7-2005
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