SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Friday, November 2, 2007.

All those waters in Carteret, Onslow and Pender counties will return to the status in existence immediately prior to the October 26 and 27, 2007 temporary closures with the following exceptions which will remain closed:

CARTERET COUNTY

Nelson Bay - All those waters in Nelson Bay upstream of a line from Drum Point to the northern tip of Fulchers Creek.

Oyster Creek - All those waters in Oyster Creek upstream of a straight line across the mouth.

Jarrett Bay – All those waters upstream of a line beginning at a point on the east shore of Spit Bay; thence in a straight line to the southern end of Davis Island; thence in a straight line through Flashing Beacon #36; thence in a straight line to the southeast end of Bells Island; thence in a straight line to a point on the Marshallberg shoreline.

Sleepy Creek - All those waters in Sleepy Creek upstream of a straight line across the mouth.

Whitehurst Creek - All those waters in Whitehurst Creek upstream of a straight line across the mouth.

Newport River - All those waters in Newport River upstream of a straight line across the river from Crab Point to the southern end of the west shore of Core Creek.

All those waters from the Intracoastal Waterway to the mainland between ICWW Channel Marker #29 and ICWW Channel Marker #43, to include all of Turkey Creek and Kings Creek.

All those waters north of a line beginning at a point 34º 42.1914' N - 76º 39.1554' W; on the southeast shore of Bird Shoals; running southeasterly to a point 34º 41.8800' N - 76º 38.2740' W; in the sound; running northeasterly to a point 34º 42.1854' N - 76º 37.1268' W; near Marker “60”; to include all of Carrot Island and the embayment north of Bird Shoals.

The following area also remains closed:

NEW HANOVER COUNTY

All those waters 100 yards from the dredge spoils effluent pipe near ICWW Marker #121 at Mason 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 3H .0103 and 3K .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 3H .0103.

C. This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries:  A portion of Newport River and a portion of Stump Sound.

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