The state marine fisheries division is accepting public comment on a bottom lease for shellfish aquaculture in Carteret County.
Stevenson L. Weeks Jr. has filed an application to lease approximately 3.2 acres in Newport River near Penn Point. A map of the proposed lease site can be found here.
Oral comments may be made at a public hearing scheduled for 6 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Headquarters, 3441 Arendell St., Morehead City.
Comments may also be sent in writing to the Division of Marine Fisheries, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, N.C. 28557 until 5 p.m. Oct. 25.
The application file and biologist report for this proposed lease are available for inspection weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Division of Marine Fisheries Headquarters Office, 3441 Arendell St., Morehead City.
For more information, contact Valerie Wunderly, shellfish mapping and lease coordinator, at 252-808-8061 or Valerie.Wunderly@ncdenr.gov.