PA-19-2023

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Topsail Sound, Old Topsail Creek, Stump Sound, Alligator Bay, Chadwick Bay, Salliers Bay, and Freeman Creek.

Effective Date: Shellfish reopening effective at sunrise, Saturday, April 1, 2023.

Issued Date: 3/31/2023

Counties Affected: Pender and Onslow

PA-18-2023

This proclamation closes the following areas in Brunswick, Pender, and Onslow Counties: All waters between IWW "84" and the South Carolina State Line, to include Tubbs Inlet; Lockwoods Folly River; All those waters from the Intracoastal Waterway to the mainland between Marker "86" and Marker "105", to include Old Topsail Creek;  All waters in Stump Sound, Alligator Bay, and Chadwick Bay between Hatch Point and the Surf City Bridge; All those waters from the Intracoastal Waterway to the mainland between Beacon "59" and Beacon "65A", to include Salliers Bay and Freeman Creek. 

Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective at 8:25 a.m., Monday, March 27, 2023.

Issued Date: 3/27/2023

Counties Affected: Brunswick, Pender, and Onslow

PA-PC-2023

This proclamation closes approximately 3 acres in a newly dredged marina basin in the B-8 Growing Area of Pender County, 3 acres in Sleepy Creek in the E-6 Growing Area of Carteret County, 114 acres in East Fork in the G-1 Growing Area of Beaufort County, 81 acres in Satterthwaite Creek in the G-2 Growing Area of Beaufort County, 69 acres in Jordan Creek in the G-8 Growing Area of Beaufort County, 135 acres in Slade Creek in the G-8 Growing Area of Hyde County, and 49 acres in Stumpy Point Bay in the H-3 Growing Area of Dare County.  This proclamation also opens 23 acres in the Intracoastal Waterway near Mill Creek in the B-8 Growing Area of Pender County and 60 acres in Roanoke Sound in the H-1 Growing Area of Dare County.

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Effective Date: Effective at sunrise, Friday, March 3rd, 2023, this proclamation supersedes PA-PC-2-2022 and brings together in one document all areas which are permanently closed to shellfish harvesting.

Issued Date: 3/2/2023

Counties Affected: Pender, Carteret, Beaufort, Hyde, and Dare

PA-17-2023

This proclamation restates the area that remains temporarily closed to shellfish harvest after issuance of PA-PC-2023.

Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closure effective at 6:40 a.m., Friday, March 3, 2023.

Issued Date: 3/2/2023

Counties Affected: New Hanover

PA-16-2023

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Myrtle Grove Sound and a portion of Masonboro Sound.

Effective Date: Shellfish reopening effective at sunrise, Thursday, February 23, 2023

Issued Date: 2/22/2023

Counties Affected: New Hanover

PA-15-2023

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Tubbs Inlet, Shallotte River, Lockwoods Folly River, Queens Creek, Newport River, and Core Creek.

Effective Date: Shellfish reopening effective at sunrise, Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Issued Date: 2/21/2023

Counties Affected: Brunswick, Onslow, and Carteret

PA-14-2023

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Stump Sound, Alligator Bay, and Chadwick Bay.

Effective Date: Shellfish reopening effective at sunrise, Sunday, February 19, 2023

Issued Date: 2/18/2023

Counties Affected: Pender and Onslow

PA-13-2023

This proclamation closes the following area in New Hanover County: All those waters in the Intracoastal Waterway within 250 yards of the dredge spoil discharge pipe on US Army Corps of Engineers Spoil Island #254 near IWW Beacon “134”, bounded by a line beginning at a point 34° 09.9631’ N - 77° 50.6641’ W on the spoil island south of the pipe, running northwesterly to a point 34° 10.0042’ N - 77° 50.7691’ W in the Intracoastal Waterway, thence running northeasterly to a point 34° 10.1854’ N - 77° 50.6647’ W in the Intracoastal Waterway, thence running southeasterly to a point 34° 10.1326’ N - 77° 50.5335’ W on the spoil island north of the pipe. 

Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closure effective at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 15, 2023.

Issued Date: 2/15/2023

Counties Affected: New Hanover

PA-12-2023

This proclamation closes the following area in Carteret County: Newport River, including Core Creek

Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closure effective at 8:00 a.m., Monday, February 13, 2023.

Issued Date: 2/13/2023

Counties Affected: Carteret

PA-11-2023

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