Public hearing set for proposed Roanoke Sound shellfish lease

A public hearing on a proposed 3-acre shellfish lease in Roanoke Sound has been set for early next month.

The May 6 public hearing on Herring Shoal Shellfish Co.’s application for a bottom and water lease column in the Dare County waterway will be held at 6 p.m. in the Dare County Government Office, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Room 168, Manteo.

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The hearing, hosted by the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, will also be held via Webex.

Public comments on the application will be accepted in person or online. Anyone wishing to speak online must register by 4 p.m. May 5.

In-person speakers may sign up 5-6 p.m. the date of the hearing.

Additional information, including the Webex link, call-in number, presentation slides, and biological report are available at the division’s website.

Written comments on the application will be accepted through 5 p.m. May 7 online and by mail to N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, Shellfish Lease & Aquaculture Program, P.O. Box 769, 3441 Arendell St., Morehead City, N.C. 28557.

For more information, contact the division’s Marla Chuffo at 252-515-5480 or marla.chuffo@deq.nc.gov.

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