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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; Shallotte River; Lockwoods Folly River; All waters in Myrtle Grove Sound between IWW "155" and Snows Cut; All waters from the Intracoastal Waterway to the mainland between IWW "149" near Peden Creek and IWW "155" near Carolina Beach Inlet; All waters in Stump Sound, Alligator Bay, and Chadwick Bay between Hatch Point and the Surf City Bridge; Queens Creek; a portion of Newport River upstream of a line running from Penn Point to Hardesty Farms; and Core Creek.
Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective at 7:45 a.m., Sunday, February 12, 2023.
Issued Date: 2/12/2023
Counties Affected: Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, and Carteret