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This proclamation closes the following areas in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, and Carteret Counties: All waters between IWW "84" and the South Carolina State Line, to include Tubbs Inlet; Lockwoods Folly River; All waters in Myrtle Grove Sound between IWW "155" and Snows Cut; All waters from Intracoastal Waterway to the mainland between IWW "149" near Peden Point and IWW "155", to include Intracoastal Waterway; All waters in Middle Sound between Figure Eight Island Bridge and the Wrightsville Beach Bridge, to include Pages Creek; All waters in Stump Sound between the North Topsail Beach High-rise Bridge and the Surf City Bridge; Queens Creek, a portion of Newport River (line running from Penn Point to north shore near Hardesty Farm Subdivision-near Newport River DMF Shrimp line); Core Creek, North River, Whitehurst Creek, Sleepy Creek, Jarrett Bay, Oyster Creek, Brett Bay, and Nelson Bay.
Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective 8:20 A.M., Friday, September 30, 2022.
Issued Date: 9/30/2022
Counties Affected: Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, Carteret