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PA-105-2009 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 changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Monday, November 30, 2009. All those waters in Onslow and Carteret counties will return to the status in existence immediately prior to the November 11 and 12, 2009 temporary closures with the following exceptions, which will remain closed: All those waters between ICWW marker “71” near western Holden Beach and FL Beacon #48A near eastern Holden Beach in Brunswick County. All those waters bordered on the east by a line running from the mainland through ICWW Marker #15 to a point on West Onslow Beach near Galleon Bay, and bordered on the southwest by a line running from the mainland through ICWW Marker #45 and Permuda Island in Stump Sound to a point near Surf City. Freeman Creek – All those waters in Freeman Creek upstream of a straight line across the mouth. All those waters from the Intracoastal Waterway to the mainland between ICWW Fl. Beacon #59 and ICWW Fl. Beacon #49, near Swansboro, to include Bear Creek and Queens Creek. White Oak River - All those waters in White Oak River upstream of the Highway 24 Bridge at Swansboro. Newport River - All those waters in Newport River upstream of a straight line beginning at a point on the south shore at 34° 45.6646' N – 76° 44.0603’ W, at Lawton Point; thence to a point on the north shore at 34º 46.5724' N -76º 44.3786' W just upstream of Hammock Rock. North River – All those waters in North River upstream of the North River Bridge. Long Bay – All those waters in Long Bay upstream of a straight line from the north shore of Fur Creek running easterly to Swimming Point. Pungo River – All those waters upstream of a straight line beginning at Old Field Point on the west shore of Pungo River running southeasterly to the south shore of Fortescue Creek on the east shore of Pungo River. Wysocking Bay – All those waters in Wysocking Bay upstream of a straight line between Mackey Point and the south shore of Lone Tree Creek. 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: All those waters between the ICWW and Bear Island, a portion of the ICWW between Fl. Beacon #49 and the Emerald Isle Bridge, and a portion of Newport River. D. These reopenings are due to satisfactory bacteriological sampling results.
November 29, 2009 |