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This proclamation closes the following areas in Brunswick, Pender, Onslow, and Carteret Counties: IWW Beacon "84" to the South Carolina State Line, includes Tubbs Inlet; Shallotte River; all the waters in Holden Beach between IWW Beacon "48A" and IWW Marker "71"; Lockwoods Folly River; all the waters between Hatch Point and the Surf City Bridge, includes Stump Sound, Alligator Bay, and Chadwick Bay; all the waters from the Intracoastal Waterway between the Emerald Isle High-rise Bridge and IWW Beacon "65A", includes the Intracoastal Waterway, Salliers Bay, Freeman Creek, Bear Creek, Queens Creek, and White Oak River; all those waters in Bogue Sound from the Intracoastal Waterway to the mainland between 16th Street and IWW Marker "14", including Intracoastal Waterway; Newport River, North River, Whitehurst Creek, Sleepy Creek, Jarrett Bay, Oyster Creek, Brett Bay, and Nelson Bay.
Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective 8:00 a.m., Monday, January 17, 2022
Issued Date: 1/17/2022
Counties Affected: Brunswick, Pender, Onslow, Carteret