Polluted Area Proclamations Polluted area proclamations that 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 listen to the 24-hour automated list of the latest shellfish openings and closings, call: 252-726-6827 (press 1). For questions regarding shellfish bacteriological closings, call Andrew Haines at 252-726-6827 (ext. 8149) or email him at andrew.haines@ncdenr.gov. 2020 Proclamations2019 Proclamations Send an email to subscribe to the Polluted Area Proclamations list Shellfish Sanitation Maps To see an interactive map of temporary closures: Click here. To access maps of permanently closed areas and written permanent closure descriptions: Click here. (Click on the growing area label in the map and then click on the "Attachments" link that appears in the pop up window.) To receive recent maps referenced in proclamations via mail, contact Sharon Gupton (Sharon.Gupton@ncdenr.gov), or call: 252-808-8118. View Embed Proclamations Proclamations PA-90-2021 This proclamation closes the following areas in New Hanover County: All those waters from the Intracoastal Waterway to the mainland between IWW Marker "129" near Shinn Creek and IWW Marker "155" near Carolina Beach Inlet, to include the Intracoastal Waterway and portions of Myrtle Grove and Masonboro Sounds. Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective at 8:15 A.M., Saturday, August 21, 2021 Issued Date: 08/21/2021 Counties Affected: New Hanover PA-89-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Myrtle Grove Sound and Bogue Sound. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Saturday, August 21, 2021 Issued Date: 08/20/2021 Counties Affected: New Hanover and Carteret PA-88-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: White Oak River, the Bogue Inlet area, and a portion of Bogue Sound including Goose Creek and Sanders Creek. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Friday, August 20, 2021 Issued Date: 08/19/2021 Counties Affected: Onslow and Carteret PA-87-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Bald Head Island, Cape Fear River, Long Bay, West Bay, North Bay, and West Thorofare Bay. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Thursday, August 19, 2021 Issued Date: 08/18/2021 Counties Affected: Brunswick, New Hanover, and Carteret PA-86-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Pender County, Topsail Sound, Stump Sound, Salliers Bay, Freeman Creek, Bear Creek, a portion of Bogue Sound, Newport River, Wade Creek, Oyster Creek, Barry Bay, Thorofare Bay, Rumley Bay, and Cedar Island Bay. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Saturday, August 14, 2021 Issued Date: 08/13/2021 Counties Affected: New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, and Carteret PA-85-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Alligator Bay, Chadwick Bay. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Friday, August 13, 2021 Issued Date: 08/12/2021 Counties Affected: Onslow, Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico PA-84-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: a portion of Myrtle Grove Sound, Masonboro Sound, Middle Sound, and a portion of Bogue Sound. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Thursday, August 12, 2021 Issued Date: 08/11/2021 Counties Affected: New Hanover and Carteret PA-83-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: a portion of Bogue Sound, Back Sound, The Straits, and a portion of Core Sound. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Issued Date: 08/10/2021 Counties Affected: Carteret PA-82-2021 This proclamation closes the following areas in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico Counties: All of Brunswick County, all of New Hanover County, all of Pender County, all of Onslow County, White Oak River, Bogue Sound, Newport River, North River, Ward Creek, The Straits, Whitehurst Creek, Sleep Creek, Jarrett Bay, Oyster Creek, Brett Bay, Nelson Bay, portions of Back Sound and Core Sound, Thorofare Bay, Rumley Bay, Lewis Creek, Cedar Island Bay, Long Bay, West Bay, North Bay, West Thorofare Bay, Neuse River, Adams Creek, South River, Turnagain Bay, Bay River, Jones Bay, Oyster Creek in Pamlico County, James Creek, Middle Prong, and Clark Creek. Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective 8:30 A.M., Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Issued Date: 08/04/2021 Counties Affected: Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico PA-81-2021 This proclamation closes the following areas in Onslow, Carteret, and Pamlico Counties: Hatch Point to Beacon "15" near Galleon Bay to include Chadwick Bay, Whitehurst Creek, Sleepy Creek, Oyster Creek, and all waters between a line from Maw Point to Fl. Beacon "NR" to a point in the river to a point near Dawson Creek to include Broad Creek (Pamlico County). Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective at 8:00 A.M., Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Issued Date: 08/03/2021 Counties Affected: Onslow, Carteret, and Pamlico Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Polluted Area Proclamations Polluted area proclamations that 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 listen to the 24-hour automated list of the latest shellfish openings and closings, call: 252-726-6827 (press 1). For questions regarding shellfish bacteriological closings, call Andrew Haines at 252-726-6827 (ext. 8149) or email him at andrew.haines@ncdenr.gov. 2020 Proclamations2019 Proclamations Send an email to subscribe to the Polluted Area Proclamations list Shellfish Sanitation Maps To see an interactive map of temporary closures: Click here. To access maps of permanently closed areas and written permanent closure descriptions: Click here. (Click on the growing area label in the map and then click on the "Attachments" link that appears in the pop up window.) To receive recent maps referenced in proclamations via mail, contact Sharon Gupton (Sharon.Gupton@ncdenr.gov), or call: 252-808-8118. View Embed Proclamations Proclamations PA-90-2021 This proclamation closes the following areas in New Hanover County: All those waters from the Intracoastal Waterway to the mainland between IWW Marker "129" near Shinn Creek and IWW Marker "155" near Carolina Beach Inlet, to include the Intracoastal Waterway and portions of Myrtle Grove and Masonboro Sounds. Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective at 8:15 A.M., Saturday, August 21, 2021 Issued Date: 08/21/2021 Counties Affected: New Hanover PA-89-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Myrtle Grove Sound and Bogue Sound. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Saturday, August 21, 2021 Issued Date: 08/20/2021 Counties Affected: New Hanover and Carteret PA-88-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: White Oak River, the Bogue Inlet area, and a portion of Bogue Sound including Goose Creek and Sanders Creek. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Friday, August 20, 2021 Issued Date: 08/19/2021 Counties Affected: Onslow and Carteret PA-87-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Bald Head Island, Cape Fear River, Long Bay, West Bay, North Bay, and West Thorofare Bay. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Thursday, August 19, 2021 Issued Date: 08/18/2021 Counties Affected: Brunswick, New Hanover, and Carteret PA-86-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Pender County, Topsail Sound, Stump Sound, Salliers Bay, Freeman Creek, Bear Creek, a portion of Bogue Sound, Newport River, Wade Creek, Oyster Creek, Barry Bay, Thorofare Bay, Rumley Bay, and Cedar Island Bay. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Saturday, August 14, 2021 Issued Date: 08/13/2021 Counties Affected: New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, and Carteret PA-85-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: Alligator Bay, Chadwick Bay. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Friday, August 13, 2021 Issued Date: 08/12/2021 Counties Affected: Onslow, Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico PA-84-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: a portion of Myrtle Grove Sound, Masonboro Sound, Middle Sound, and a portion of Bogue Sound. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Thursday, August 12, 2021 Issued Date: 08/11/2021 Counties Affected: New Hanover and Carteret PA-83-2021 This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: a portion of Bogue Sound, Back Sound, The Straits, and a portion of Core Sound. Effective Date: Shellfish Reopenings effective sunrise, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Issued Date: 08/10/2021 Counties Affected: Carteret PA-82-2021 This proclamation closes the following areas in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico Counties: All of Brunswick County, all of New Hanover County, all of Pender County, all of Onslow County, White Oak River, Bogue Sound, Newport River, North River, Ward Creek, The Straits, Whitehurst Creek, Sleep Creek, Jarrett Bay, Oyster Creek, Brett Bay, Nelson Bay, portions of Back Sound and Core Sound, Thorofare Bay, Rumley Bay, Lewis Creek, Cedar Island Bay, Long Bay, West Bay, North Bay, West Thorofare Bay, Neuse River, Adams Creek, South River, Turnagain Bay, Bay River, Jones Bay, Oyster Creek in Pamlico County, James Creek, Middle Prong, and Clark Creek. Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective 8:30 A.M., Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Issued Date: 08/04/2021 Counties Affected: Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico PA-81-2021 This proclamation closes the following areas in Onslow, Carteret, and Pamlico Counties: Hatch Point to Beacon "15" near Galleon Bay to include Chadwick Bay, Whitehurst Creek, Sleepy Creek, Oyster Creek, and all waters between a line from Maw Point to Fl. Beacon "NR" to a point in the river to a point near Dawson Creek to include Broad Creek (Pamlico County). Effective Date: Shellfish Temporary Closures effective at 8:00 A.M., Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Issued Date: 08/03/2021 Counties Affected: Onslow, Carteret, and Pamlico Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 … Next page Next › Last page Last »