PA-21-2010

 

PROCLAMATION

RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Jeffrey P. Engel, M.D., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following change in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Friday, February 19, 2010.

All those waters in Onslow and Carteret Counties will return to the status in existence immediately prior to the January 17, 22 and February 6, 2010 temporary closures with the following exception which will remain closed:

ONSLOW COUNTY

Queens Creek – All those waters in Queens Creek upstream of a straight line across the mouth.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. This proclamation is issued under the authority of N.C.G.S. 113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182; 113-221.1; 143B-289.52 and N.C. Marine Fisheries Rules 15A NCAC 03H .0103 and 03K .0101.

B. It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the N.C. Fisheries Director under his delegated authority pursuant to N.C. Marine Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 03H .0103.

C. This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: ICWW to the mainland between ICWW Fl. Beacon #49 near Swansboro and #59, Bear Creek, and the White Oak River.

D. These reopenings are due to satisfactory bacteriological sampling results.

February 18, 2010
10:50 a.m.
PA-21-2010