Polluted Area Proclamations

Polluted area proclamations include temporary closures and re-openings to shellfish harvest as a result of bacteriological water quality, as well as changes in descriptions of permanently closed areas due to Sanitary Survey findings.

To reach the 24-hour automated message listing the latest shellfish harvest closures, please dial 252-515-5656. For questions regarding bacteriological closures, call Andrew Haines at 252-515-5617, or email him at Andrew.haines@deq.nc.gov.

2021 Proclamations

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Shellfish Sanitation Maps

To see an interactive map of temporary closures: Click here.

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To receive recent maps referenced in proclamations via mail, contact Andrew Haines (Andrew.Haines@deq.nc.gov), or call 252-515-5617.

Proclamations

PA-67-2022

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Cape Fear River, Bald Head Island, Queens Creek, and White Oak River.

Effective Date: Shellfish reopenings effective sunrise, Friday, July 29th, 2022

Issued Date: 7/28/2022

Counties Affected: Brunswick, New Hanover, Onslow, and Carteret

PA-66-2022

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Middle Sound, Pages Creek, Newport River, Core Creek, a portion of North River, Jarrett Bay, Oyster Creek, Brett Bay, and Nelson Bay.

Effective Date: Shellfish reopenings effective sunrise, Thursday, July 28, 2022.

Issued Date: 7/27/2022

Counties Affected: New Hanover and Carteret

PA-65-2022

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Bogue Sound, Deer Creek, Hunting Island Bay, Goose Creek, Sanders Creek, Hoop Pole Creek, and Tar Landing Bay.

Effective Date: Shellfish reopenings effective sunrise, Wednesday, July 27, 2022.

Issued Date: 7/26/2022

Counties Affected: Carteret

PA-64-2022

This proclamation closes the following areas in Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender Counties: all waters between permanent closure line at IWW "89" and South Carolina State line, Tubbs Inlet; all waters in Middle Sound between Figure Eight Island Bridge and Wrightsville Beach Bridge, including Pages Creek; all waters from the Intracoastal Waterway to the mainland between IWW "105" near Green Channel and the Figure Eight Island Bridge, including the Intracoastal Waterway.

Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective 8:15 A.M., Sunday, July 24, 2022.

Issued Date: 7/24/2022

Counties Affected: Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender

PA-62-2022

This proclamation closes the following areas in Onslow and Carteret Counties: IWW to the mainland between the Emerald Isle High-rise Bridge and Beacon "55", to include Intracoastal Waterway, Queens Creek, and White Oak River; all waters in Bogue Sound between permanent closure line at Fort Macon and the Emerald Isle High-rise Bridge, to include Deer Creek, Hunting Island Bay, Goose Creek, Sanders Creek, Hoop Pole Creek, Tar Landing Bay, and all other creeks and tributaries within in said boundaries; Newport River and Core Creek; North River and Ward Creek; Jarrett Bay; Oyster Creek; Brett Bay; and Nelson Bay.

Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective 8:05 A.M., Friday, July 22, 2022.

Issued Date: 7/22/2022

Counties Affected: Onslow and Carteret

PA-63-2022

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Tubbs Inlet, Ocean Isle Beach, and Lockwoods Folly River.

Effective Date: Shellfish reopenings effective sunrise, Saturday, July 23, 2022.

Issued Date: 7/22/2022

Counties Affected: Brunswick

PA-61-2022

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Ward Creek and Whitehurst Creek.

Effective Date: Shellfish reopenings effective sunrise, Friday, July 22, 2022.

Issued Date: 7/21/2022

Counties Affected: Carteret

PA-60-2022

This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Myrtle Grove Sound, Stump Sound, Newport River, Core Creek, North River, Sleepy Creek, Jarrett Bay, and Oyster Creek.

Effective Date: Shellfish reopenings effective sunrise, Thursday, July 21, 2022.

Issued Date: 7/20/22

Counties Affected: New Hanover, Onslow, and Carteret

PA-59-2022

This proclamation returns the following area to normal closure boundaries: Bogue Sound.

Effective Date: Shellfish reopening effective Wednesday, July 20, 2022.

Issued Date: 7/19/2022

Counties Affected: Carteret

PA-58-2022

This proclamation closes the following areas in Carteret County: a portion of Bogue Sound between the permanent closure line at Fort Macon and a line from the mainland to IWW "8" to point on Bogue Banks, to include Tar Landing Bay; Newport River, North River, Ward Creek, and Whitehurst Creek.

Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective 7:35 A.M., Sunday, July 17, 2022.

Issued Date: 7/17/2022

Counties Affected: Carteret