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Release: Immediate
Contact: Patricia Smith
Date: April 17, 2018
Phone: 252-726-7021

MEDIA ADVISORY: Public hearing for a proposed
shellfish lease in Carteret County

MOREHEAD CITY — The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on a proposed shellfish lease in Carteret County at 6 p.m. May 10 at the Division of Marine Fisheries’ Central District Office, 5285 Hwy 70 West, Morehead City.

William Kerry Harris has applied to lease 0.69 acres of water bottom and water column in Core Sound.

A map of the proposed lease site, with the corresponding lease numbers and coordinates, can be seen here.

The public may comment on the proposed lease at the meeting or in writing. Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. May 9 and should be submitted to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, Shellfish Leases, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, N.C. 28557.

For more information, contact Michael Graven, with the division’s Habitat and Enhancement Section, at 252-808-8061 or Michael.Graven@ncdenr.gov.

WHO: N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries

WHAT: Public hearing on proposed shellfish lease in Carteret County

WHEN: May 10, 2018 at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Division of Marine Fisheries’ Central District Office
5285 Hwy 70 West
Morehead City

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Release: Immediate
Date: April 9, 2018
Contact: Patricia Smith
Phone: 252-726-7021

New state record bluefin tuna caught off Oregon Inlet

MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record bluefin tuna.

Retired Army General Scott Chambers of Townsend, Delaware, reeled in the 877-pound fish March 17 after fighting with the fish for 2 ½ hours off Oregon Inlet. It measured 113 inches curved fork length (tracing the contour of the body from the tip of the nose to the fork in the tail) and had a girth of 79 inches.

He caught the fish using trolling dead bait on 130 pound line test on a 130 Shimano rod and reel aboard the charter boat A-Salt Weapon fishing out of Pirates Cove Marina in Manteo.

Chambers’ fish broke the former state record bluefin tuna by 72 pounds. That fish was caught off Oregon Inlet, as well, in 2011. The world all-tackle record bluefin tuna was 1,496 pounds and was caught off Nova Scotia in 1979.

For more information, contact Carole Willis, with the North Carolina Saltwater Fishing Tournament, at 252-808-8081 or carole.y.willis@ncdenr.gov.

Download a photo of Chambers’ fish here.

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Release: Immediate
Contact: Patricia Smith
Date: April 6, 2018
Phone: 252-726-7021

Public hearing scheduled for a proposed
shellfish lease in Hyde County

MOREHEAD CITY — The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on a proposed shellfish lease in Hyde County at 6 p.m. April 30 at the Hyde County Courthouse, 30 Oyster Creek Road, Swan Quarter.

Lyle Cahoon of Swan Quarter has applied to lease 1.77 acres of bottom and water column in Swan Quarter Narrows.

A map of the proposed lease site, with the corresponding lease numbers and coordinates, can be seen here.

The public may comment on the proposed lease at the meeting or in writing. Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. April 29 and should be submitted to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, Shellfish Leases, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, N.C. 28557.

For more information, contact Michael Graven, with the division’s Habitat and Enhancement Section, at 252-808-8061 or Michael.Graven@ncdenr.gov.

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