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M-6-2008 PROCLAMATION RE: DRIFT GILL NETS – NEUSE RIVER Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:00 Noon, Sunday, March 9, 2008 the following provisions shall apply to the use of drift gill nets in a portion of the Neuse River: AREA DESCRIPTION: It is unlawful to use or possess aboard a vessel drift gill nets of less than 3 ¼ inches (stretched mesh) from March 9, 2008 through April 14, 2008 in the portion of the Neuse River described above 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 Rule 15A NCAC 3H .0103 and 3J .0103. 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 3H .0103. C. The intent of this proclamation is to allow traditional large mesh gill net fisheries for shad to be pursued in state waters while reducing the threat of interactions between this gear and river herring.
March 7, 2008 |