North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 03 - MARINE FISHERIES › Subchapter R - DESCRIPTIVE BOUNDARIES › Section .0100 - DESCRIPTIVE BOUNDARIES › Section 03R .0117 - OYSTER SANCTUARIES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The Oyster Sanctuaries referenced in
					 15A NCAC
					 03K .0209 are delineated in the following
					 coastal water areas:
(1) Pamlico Sound
				  area:
(a) Croatan Sound: within the area
				  described by a line beginning at a point 35° 48.2842' N - 75° 38.3360'
				  W; running southerly to a point 35° 48.1918' N - 75° 38.3360' W;
				  running westerly to a point 35° 48.1918' N - 75° 38.4575' W; running
				  northerly to a point 35° 48.2842' N - 75° 38.4575' W; running easterly
				  to the point of beginning.
(b) Crab
				  Hole: within the area described by a line beginning at a point 35° 43.6833'
				  N - 75° 40.5083' W; running southerly to a point 35° 43.5000' N -
				  75° 40.5083' W; running westerly to a point 35° 43.5000' N - 75°
				  40.7500' W; running northerly to a point 35° 43.6833' N - 75° 40.7500'
				  W; running easterly to the point of beginning.
(c) Pea Island: within the area described by
				  a line beginning at a point 35° 05.4760' N - 76° 23.5370' W; running
				  southerly to a point 35° 05.4760' N - 76° 23.4040' W; running westerly
				  to a point 35° 05.3680' N - 76° 23.4040' W; running northerly to a
				  point 35° 05.3680' N - 76° 23.5370' W; running easterly to the point of
				  beginning.
(d) Long Shoal: within
				  the area described by a line beginning at a point 35° 33.8600' N - 75°
				  49.9000' W; running southerly to a point 35° 33.8600' N - 75° 49.7670'
				  W; running westerly to a point 35° 33.7510' N - 75° 49.7670' W; running
				  northerly to a point 35° 33.7510' N - 75° 49.9000' W; running easterly
				  to the point of beginning.
(e)
				  Gibbs Shoal: within the area described by a line beginning at a point 35°
				  27.3550' N - 75° 55.9190' W; running southerly to a point 35° 27.1010'
				  N - 75° 55.9190' W; running westerly to a point 35° 27.1010' N -
				  75° 56.2300' W; running northerly to a point 35° 27.3550' N - 75°
				  56.2300' W; running easterly to the point of beginning.
(f) Deep Bay: within the area described by a
				  line beginning at a point 35° 22.9126' N - 76° 22.1612' W; running
				  southerly to a point 35° 22.7717' N - 76° 22.1612' W; running westerly
				  to a point 35° 22.7717' N - 76° 22.3377' W; running northerly to a
				  point 35° 22.9126' N - 76° 22.3377' W; running easterly to the point of
				  beginning.
(g) West Bluff: within
				  the area described by a line beginning at a point 35° 18.3160' N - 76°
				  10.2960' W; running southerly to a point 35° 18.3160' N - 76° 10.0690'
				  W; running westerly to a point 35° 18.1290' N - 76° 10.0690' W; running
				  northerly to a point 35° 18.1290' N - 76° 10.2960' W; running easterly
				  to the point of beginning.
(h)
				  Middle Bay: within the area described by a line beginning at a point 35°
				  14.1580' N - 76° 30.1780' W; running southerly to a point 35° 14.1150'
				  N - 76° 30.1780' W; running westerly to a point 35° 14.1150' N -
				  76° 30.3320' W; running northerly to a point 35° 14.1580' N - 76°
				  30.3320' W; running easterly to the point of beginning.
(i) Swan Island: within the area described by
				  a line beginning at a point 35° 05.6170' N - 76° 27.5040' W; running
				  southerly to a point 35° 05.6020' N - 76° 26.7650' W; running westerly
				  to a point 35° 05.4850' N - 76° 26.7640' W; running northerly to a
				  point 35° 05.4990' N - 76° 27.5030' W; running easterly to the point of
				  beginning.
(j) Raccoon Island:
				  within the area described by a line beginning at a point 35° 05.4760' N -
				  76° 23.5370' W; running southerly to a point 35° 05.4760' N - 76°
				  23.4040' W; running westerly to a point 35° 05.3860' N - 76° 23.4040'
				  W; running northerly to a point 35° 05.3680' N - 76° 23.5370' W;
				  running easterly to the point of beginning.
(k) West Bay: within the area described by a
				  line beginning at a point 34° 58.8517' N - 76° 21.3632' W; running
				  southerly to a point 34° 58.7661' N - 76° 21.3632' W; running westerly
				  to a point 34° 58.7661' N - 76° 21.4735' W; running northerly to a
				  point 34° 58.8517' N - 76° 21.4735' W; running easterly to the point of
				  beginning.