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PA-1-2009 PROCLAMATION RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Thursday, January 8, 2009. Newport River in Carteret County will return to the status in existence immediately prior to the December 30, 2008 temporary closure with the following exception which will remain closed: CARTERET COUNTY Newport River - All those waters in Newport River upstream of a straight line from Penn Point; thence to a point on the west shore of Harlowe Creek. GENERAL INFORMATION: A. This proclamation is issued under the authority of N.C.G.S. 113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182; 113-221.1; 143B-289.52 and N.C. Marine Fisheries Rules 15A NCAC 3H .0103 and 3K .0101. B. It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the N.C. Fisheries Director under his delegated authority pursuant to N.C. Marine Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 3H .0103. C. This proclamation returns a portion of Newport River to normal closure boundaries. D. This reopening is due to satisfactory bacteriological sampling results. January 7, 2009 |