Polluted Area Proclamations

Polluted area proclamations include temporary closures and re-openings to shellfish harvest as a result of bacteriological water quality, as well as changes in descriptions of permanently closed areas due to Sanitary Survey findings.

To reach the 24-hour automated message listing the latest shellfish harvest closures, please dial 252-515-5656. For questions regarding bacteriological closures, call Andrew Haines at 252-515-5617, or email him at Andrew.haines@deq.nc.gov.

2021 Proclamations

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Shellfish Sanitation Maps

To see an interactive map of temporary closures: Click here.

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To receive recent maps referenced in proclamations via mail, contact Andrew Haines (Andrew.Haines@deq.nc.gov), or call 252-515-5617.

Proclamations

PA-28-2022

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Queens Creek, a portion of Newport River, a portion of North River, and Ward Creek.

Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Friday, May 20, 2022.

Issued Date: 5/19/2022

Counties Affected: Onslow and Carteret

PA-27-2022

This proclamation closes the following areas in Onslow and Carteret Counties: Queens Creek, Newport River, and North River.

Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective 8:07 A.M., Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

Issued Date: 5/17/2022

Counties Affected: Onslow and Carteret

PA-26-2022

This proclamation corrects the written description for an existing closure that was inadvertently omitted from PA-PC-2022.

Effective Date: Shellfish Closure effective at 10:20 A.M., Friday, May 13, 2022.

Issued Date: 5/13/2022

Counties Affected: Carteret

PA-25-2022

This proclamation closes the following area in Carteret County: All waters in Newport River upstream of a line running from Penn Point to Hardesty Farms, near the DMF Shrimp Line.

Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closure effective 8:10 a.m., Friday, May 13, 2022.

Issued Date: 5/13/2022

Counties Affected: Carteret

PA-24-2022

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Stump Sound and Alligator Bay.

Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Friday, May 13, 2022.

Issued Date: 5/12/2022

Counties Affected: Onslow

PA-23-2022

This proclamation closes the following area in Onslow County: All waters between Beacon "15" near Galleon Bay and Morris Landing, to include a portion of Stump Sound and Alligator Bay.

Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closure effective 8:10 a.m., Sunday, May 8, 2022.

Issued Date: 5/08/2022

Counties Affected: Onslow

PA-22-2022

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Tubbs Inlet, Shallotte River, Lockwoods Folly River.

Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Thursday, April 28, 2022.

Issued Date: 4/27/2022

Counties Affected: Brunswick

PA-21-2022

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Alligator Bay, Chadwick Bay, Freeman Creek, Ward Creek, Sleepy Creek, and Oyster Creek.

Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

Issued Date: 04/26/2022

Counties Affected: Onslow and Carteret

PA-20-2022

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Salliers Bay, Bear Creek, Queens Creek, a portion of North River, Whitehurst Creek, and Jarrett Bay.

Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Saturday, April 23, 2022.

Issued Date: 04/22/2022

Counties Affected: Onslow and Carteret

PA-19-2022

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Newport River, Core Creek, a portion of North River, and a portion of Jarrett Bay.

Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Friday, April 22, 2022.

Issued Date: 04/21/2022

Counties Affected: Carteret