Release: Immediate
Contact: Patricia Smith
Date: Oct. 11, 2018
Phone: 252-726-7021
MEDIA ADVISORY: Public hearing scheduled on
proposed shellfish leases in Onslow County

MOREHEAD CITY — The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on proposed shellfish leases in Onslow County at 6 p.m. Oct. 30, 2018 at the Onslow County Public Library, Main Library Meeting Room, 58 Doris Avenue East, Jacksonville.
Falling Tide Farms, LLC (Keith B. Walls, Agent) has applied for a 2.61-acres shellfish bottom and water column lease in Permuda Island Bay.
Robert Gadow has applied for a 0.92-acres water column lease on existing shellfish bottom lease No. 195, in Permuda Island Bay.
A map of the proposed leases, with corresponding coordinates and lease numbers, can be found here.
The public may comment on the proposed leases at the hearing or in writing. Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. Oct. 29 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.
WHO: |
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries |
WHAT: |
Public Hearing on Proposed Shellfish Leases in Onslow County |
WHEN: |
Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. |
WHERE:
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Onslow County Public Library
Main Library Meeting Room
58 Doris Avenue East, Jacksonville |
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