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This proclamation closes the following areas in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, and Carteret Counties: Tubbs Inlet, Ocean Isle Beach, Shallotte River, Lockwoods Folly River, a portion of Myrtle Grove Sound, a portion of Masonboro Sound, Middle Sound, Stump Sound, Alligator Bay, Chadwick Bay, Salliers Bay, Freeman Creek, Bear Creek, Queens Creek, White Oak River, a portion of Bogue Sound, Newport River, Core Creek, North River, Ward Creek, Whitehurst Creek, Sleepy Creek, Jarrett Bay, Oyster Creek, Brett Bay, and Nelson Bay.
Effective Date: Shellfish temporary closures effective at 8:05 a.m., Sunday, April 9, 2023
Issued Date: 4/9/2023
Counties Affected: Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, Carteret