A public hearing on three proposed shellfish bottom and water column leases in Hyde County is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 18.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries Shellfish Lease and Aquaculture Program is holding the hearing at the Hyde County Courthouse in Swan Quarter and online using Webex.
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The hearing will cover the following proposed shellfish lease applications:
- Good Time Charlie’s Fisheries LLC, Mary E. Van Salisbury, has applied for a 2.12-acre shellfish bottom and water column lease in Back Creek.
- Angel’s Breath Oyster Co. LLC, Michael L. D’Amelio, has applied for a 4.04-acre shellfish bottom and water column lease in Rose Bay.
- Oasis Oyster Co. LLC, Maxwell A. D’Amelio, has applied for a 4.09-acre shellfish bottom and water column lease in Rose Bay.
Proposed lease areas will be marked at each corner as a proposed shellfish bottom lease and/or water column lease with the identifying numbers listed above.
Public hearing information, including the web conference link, call-in phone number, presentation slides and biological investigation reports, are online at deq.nc.gov/2026-03-18-hyde-county-shellfish-lease-hearing.
The public may comment on the proposed shellfish leases in person at the hearing or via Webex. Those wishing to speak via Webex should register before the hearing at deq.nc.gov/hyde-county-shellfish-lease-hearing-speaker-registration. Those who wish to comment in person can register to speak at the meeting from 5-6 p.m. the night of the hearing.
The public can submit written comments on the proposed shellfish leases up to 24 hours after the hearings online at nc.gov/hyde-county-shellfish-lease-hearing-comment-form, or mail to NC Division of Marine Fisheries, Shellfish Lease and Aquaculture Program, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, NC 28557.
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For more information, contact the shellfish lease and aquaculture program at 252- 515-5600 or SLAP@deq.nc.gov.
