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This proclamation closes the following areas in Brunswick, Pender, Onslow, and Carteret Counties: Tubbs Inlet, Ocean Isle Beach, Lockwoods Folly River, Stump Sound, Alligator Bay, Chadwick Bay, Queens Creek, White Oak River, a portion of Bogue Sound, Newport River, North River, Ward Creek, Straits, Whitehurst Creek, Sleepy Creek, Jarrett Bay, Oyster Creek, Brett Bay, Nelson Bay, Thorofare Bay, Rumley Bay, Cedar Island Bay, and a portion of Core Sound.
Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective at 8:05 a.m., Sunday, October 12, 2025.
Issued Date: 10/12/2025
Counties Affected: Brunswick, Pender, Onslow, and Carteret