15a ncac 03r .0111       PURSE SEINES PROHIBITED

(a)  It is unlawful to take menhaden or Atlantic thread herring by the use of a purse seine from the Atlantic Ocean within an area bounded by a line extending from a point near the Bald Head Lighthouse (33° 52.3500' N - 78° 00.3000' W) running southwesterly to a point near Cape Fear River ship channel buoy "9" (33° 51.5500' N – 78° 01.5500' W), then running northwesterly to a point near the foot of the Yaupon Beach Fishing Pier on Oak Island (33° 54.2000' N – 78° 04.9333' W), then following the shoreline easterly to a point near Fort Caswell (33° 53.2166' N – 78° 01.1833’ W), then running southeasterly back to the point of origin.

(b)  It is unlawful to take menhaden or Atlantic thread herring by the use of a purse seine from the Atlantic Ocean from May 1 through September 30:

(1)           In that area bounded by a line beginning at a point onshore at the northern boundary of Dare County 36° 13.8536' N ‑ 75° 46.3914'W; running easterly 1.5 miles to a point offshore 36° 13.8536'N ‑ 75° 44.3814' W; running southerly parallel to and 1.5 nautical miles from the ocean beach to a point 1.5 nautical miles offshore the northern town limits of Southern Shores 36° 09.0673' N ‑ 75° 44.2225' W; running westerly to a point onshore at the northern town limits of Southern Shores 36° 09.0673' N ‑ 75° 42.2416' W; and

(2)           In that area bounded by a line beginning at a point at the southern limits of Kitty Hawk 36° 03.3187' N ‑ 75° 40.9503' W; running easterly 1.5 nautical miles to a point offshore 36° 03.3187' N ‑ 75° 38.8029' W; running southerly parallel to and 1.5 nautical miles from the ocean beach to a point 1.5 nautical miles offshore of the rock jetty south of Oregon Inlet 35° 46.4052' N ‑ 75° 29.2379' W; running westerly to a point onshore at the rock jetty south of Oregon Inlet 35° 46.4052' N ‑ 75° 31.5369' W.

(c)  It is unlawful to take menhaden or Atlantic thread herring by the use of a purse seine from the Atlantic Ocean from October 1 through December 31:

(1)           In that area bounded by a line beginning at a point onshore at the northern boundary of Dare County 36° 13.8536' N ‑ 75° 46.3914' W; running easterly 0.5 nautical miles to a point offshore 36° 13.8536' N ‑ 75° 45.6977' W; running southerly parallel to and 0.5 nautical miles off the ocean beach to a point 0.5 nautical miles offshore the northern town limits of Southern Shores 36° 09.0673' N ‑ 75° 43.5514' W; running westerly 0.5 nautical miles to a point onshore at the northern town limits of Southern Shores 36° 09.0673' N ‑ 75° 44.2416' W; and

(2)           In that area bounded by a line beginning at a point at the southern limits of Kitty Hawk 36° 03.3187' N ‑ 75° 40.9503' W; running easterly 0.5 nautical miles to a point offshore 36° 03.3187' N ‑ 75° 40.2033' W; running southerly parallel to and 0.5 nautical mile off the ocean beach to a point offshore the rock jetty south of Oregon Inlet 35° 46.4052' N ‑ 75° 30.6134' W; running westerly to a point onshore at the rock jetty south of Oregon Inlet 35° 46.4052' N ‑ 75° 31.5369' W.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑182; 143B‑289.52;

Eff. January 1, 1991;

Amended Eff. October 1, 1993;

Recodified from 15A NCAC 03R .0011 Eff. December 17, 1996;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2004.