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Polluted Area Proclamations 2008

Shellfish Closure MAPS by County.

You can sign up to have Polluted Area proclamations sent to you via e-mail! The sign up page for this is here.

Note: Proclamations are posted to the website Mon-Friday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.. Any proclamations issued after those hours or on weekends will not be posted until the next business day.

For information on shellfish closures contact Patti Fowler 800-682-2632 or Patti.Fowler@ncmail.net
Proclamation Code Letters
FF - Finfish proclamations that deal with commercial and recreational size and creel limits, seasons, areas, etc.
SH - Shrimp proclamations that open or close areas to shrimping and crab trawling, or require bycatch reduction devices
SF - Proclamations dealing with oysters and clams: hand and mechanical seasons, limits, areas, etc.
M - Miscellaneous proclamations that usually deal with gill nets, seines, and their mesh size, length, or area restrictions
RS - Research sanctuaries granted in some cases for one year for research purposes
SC - Proclamations dealing with bay or calico scallop harvest
PA - Proclamations that open and close areas to shellfishing depending on the amount of coliform bacteria present
--------------------------------------------- 2008 - September ---------------------------------------------
PA-72-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-71-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Open)
--------------------------------------------- 2008 - August ---------------------------------------------
PA-70-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-69-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-68-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
PA-67-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-66-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-65-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
PA-64-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 Map PA-64-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 Map PA-64-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)
--------------------------------------------- 2008 - July ---------------------------------------------
  PA-62-2008 (Revised)
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-63-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
PA-62-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-61-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-60-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
PA-59-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-58-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-57-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
--------------------------------------------- 2008 - June ---------------------------------------------
PA-56-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-55-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
PA-54-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		PA-53-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		PA-52-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)
PA-51-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-50-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-49-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
--------------------------------------------- 2008 - May ---------------------------------------------
PA-48-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-47-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)
PA-46-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-45-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-44-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)
PA-43-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-42-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-41-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)
--------------------------------------------- 2008 - April ---------------------------------------------
PA-40-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-39-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)
PA-38-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-37-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-36-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
PA-35-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-34-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-33-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)
PA-32-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-31-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-30-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
PA-29-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-28-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-27-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)
PA-26-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-25-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-24-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
--------------------------------------------- 2008 - March ---------------------------------------------
PA-23-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
PA-22-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-21-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-20-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)
PA-19-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-18-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-17-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
--------------------------------------------- 2008 - February ---------------------------------------------
PA-16-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-15-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-14-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
PA-13-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-12-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-11-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)
PA-10-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-9-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-8-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)
--------------------------------------------- 2008 - January ---------------------------------------------
PA-7-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)
PA-6-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-5-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-4-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)
PA-3-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Closure)		 PA-2-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)		 PA-1-2008
Shellfish Polluted Area
(Opening)