The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries is hosting a public hearing next week on two proposed shellfish leases in Carteret County.
The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in the division’s Central District Office, 5285 U.S. Highway 70 West, Morehead City, as well as by Webex.
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The focus on the hearing will be on the following lease permit requests:
- I. Salts Oyster Co., LLC, Ralph W. Brittingham, Jr. and Ryan D. Salter, who have applied for a 6.08-acre shellfish bottom and water column lease in North Bay (25-007BL/25-008WC).
- Rough Atlantic, LLC, Michael T. Dale, who has applied for a 6.02-acre shellfish bottom and water column lease in North River (25-032BL/25-033WC).
Additional information, including presentation slides, biological investigation reports, the web conference link, and call-in telephone number, are available on the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s website.
Anyone who wishes to speak at the in-person meeting should sign up on-site between 5-6 p.m. on the night of the hearing.
Written comments are also being accepted through 5 p.m. Dec. 2.
Online written comments will be accepted through an online form. Comments may also be mailed to N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, Shellfish Leases, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, NC 28557-0769.
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For more information, contact Mitch Melkonian with the division’s Habitat and Enhancement Section at 252-515-5495 or SLAP@deq.nc.gov.
