Release: Immediate
Contact: Patricia Smith
Date: Jan. 8, 2018
Phone: 252-726-7021
Public hearing scheduled on proposed
shellfish leases in Dare County

MOREHEAD CITY — The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on a proposed shellfish lease in Dare County at 6 p.m. Jan. 23 at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries office at 1021 Driftwood Drive, Manteo.
Smith Oyster Company, LLC, of Kill Devil Hills (Robert Smith, agent) has applied to lease 3.72 acres of water bottom and water column in Roanoke Sound.
A map of the proposed lease, with corresponding lease numbers, can be found here.
The public may comment on the proposed leases at the meeting or in writing. Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. Jan. 24 and should be submitted to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, Shellfish Leases, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, N.C. 28557.
The application file and biologist report for the proposed leases are available for inspection during office hours at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Headquarters Office at 3441 Arendell St. in Morehead City.
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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