15A N.C. Admin. Code 3R.0110

Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 24, June 17, 2024

Section 03R .0110 - CRAB SPAWNING SANCTUARIES

The crab spawning sanctuaries within which the taking of crabs may be restricted or prohibited are described as follows:

(1) In the Oregon Inlet Area. Beginning at a point on the Atlantic Ocean shore of Bodie Island 35° 47.7054' N - 75° 32.3522' W; running northeasterly to a point in the Atlantic Ocean 35° 47.9833' N - 75° 31.8500' W; running southerly to a point in the ocean 35° 46.3500' N - 75° 30.6666' W; running westerly to a point on the Atlantic Ocean shore at 35° 46.1037' N - 75° 31.2785' W; running northerly along the Atlantic shore of Pea Island to and around South Point and continuing southerly along the shore of Pamlico Sound to a point on the south point of Eagle Nest Bay at 35° 43.7085' N - 75° 30.8009' W; running westerly to a point in Pamlico Sound at 35° 43.7100' N - 75° 32.2113' W; running northerly to a point 35° 47.3992' N - 75° 34.1650' W in Pamlico Sound; running northerly to a point on Bodie Island 35° 48.5740' N - 75° 33.8722' W; running southerly along the shore to and around North Point at Oregon Inlet and then northerly on the Atlantic shore to the point of beginning;

(2) In the Hatteras Inlet Area. Beginning at a point on the Pamlico Sound shoreline of Hatteras Island 35° 12.0846' N - 75° 43.3514' W; running northwesterly to a point in Pamlico Sound 35° 13.6361' N - 75° 45.4451' W; running southwesterly to a point near Outer Green Island 35° 11.0794' N - 75° 48.4440' W; running southeasterly to a point on the Pamlico Sound shore of Ocracoke Island 35° 10.7004' N - 75° 47.9094' W; running northeasterly along the shoreline to a point on the northeastern tip of Ocracoke Island 35° 11.2340' N - 75° 46.3051' W; running southeasterly to a point in the Atlantic Ocean at 35° 10.6644' N - 75° 44.5221' W; running northeasterly to a point on the ocean shoreline of Hatteras Island 35° 11.7894' N - 75° 43.5946' W; running southwesterly around the tip of Hatteras Island to the point of beginning;

(3) In the Ocracoke Inlet Area. Beginning at a point on Ocracoke Island 35° 06.2555' N -75° 59.3722' W; running westerly through Shellcastle Island to a point in Pamlico Sound 35° 05.8599' N - 76° 04.3639' W; running southerly to a point on Portsmouth Island 35° 03.7378' N - 76° 04.7850' W; running northeasterly along the shore of Pamlico Sound around the western side of Ocracoke Inlet and southwesterly along the shore of the Atlantic Ocean to a point 35° 03.0500' N - 76° 03.0833' W; running southeasterly offshore to a point in the Atlantic Ocean 35° 02.6333' N - 76° 02.7166' W; running northeasterly to a point in the ocean 35° 03.9666' N - 75° 59.3000' W; running northwesterly to a point on the Atlantic shore of Ocracoke Island 35° 04.7402' N -75° 59.7124' W; running southwesterly along the shore around the eastern side of Ocracoke Inlet and northeasterly along the shore to the point of beginning;

(4) In the Drum Inlet Area. Beginning at a point on the Core Sound shore of Core Banks 34° 52.81101' N - 76° 17.1780' W; running northwesterly to a point in Core Sound 34° 53.7347' N - 76° 18.0439' W; running southwesterly to a point in Core Sound 34° 50.8286' N - 76° 21.2515' W; running southeasterly to a point on the Core Sound shore of Core Banks 34° 50.1496' N - 76° 20.3924' W; following the shoreline in a northeasterly direction around the western side of Drum Inlet then along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline to a point on Core Banks 34° 50.0049' N - 76° 20.3741' W; running southeasterly to a point in the Atlantic Ocean 34° 49.4995' N - 76° 19.8407' W; running northeasterly to a point in the Atlantic Ocean 34° 52.2167' N - 76° 16.7476' W; running northwesterly to a point on the ocean shore of Core Banks 34° 52.6147' N - 76° 17.0705' W; running southwesterly toward and around the eastern side of Drum Inlet, then in a northeasterly direction along the Core Sound shore of Core Sound to the point of beginning;

(5) In the Bardens Inlet Area. Beginning at a point on Core Banks near the southern side of Hogpen Bay 34° 40.7047' N - 76°29.6108' W; running westerly to a point near Marker "35" at 34° 40.7071' N - 76° 31.5922' W; running southwesterly to a point on Shackleford Banks 34° 38.9974' N - 76° 32.4858' W; running southeasterly around the eastern end of Shackleford Banks and then northwesterly along the ocean shoreline to a point on shore 34° 38.5608' N - 76° 32.6863' W; running southwesterly through Buoy "4" to Buoy "2" at the end of the Cape Lookout Jetty 34° 37.1272' N - 76° 33.7381' W; running southeasterly to the base of the Cape Lookout Jetty 34° 36.7836' N - 76° 33.1569' W; running northerly to the end of Power Squadron Spit, around Lookout Bight and northerly up Core Banks to the point of beginning.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 03R .0110

Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-182; 143B-289.52;
Eff. January 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. September 1, 1991;
Recodified from 15A NCAC 03R .0010 Eff. December 17, 1996;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2004;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018.

Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-182; 143B-289.52;
Eff. 1/1/1991;
Amended Eff. 9/1/1991;
Recodified from 15A NCAC 03R .0010 Eff. 12/17/1996;
Amended Eff. 8/1/2004;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. 1/9/2018.

Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 37, Issue 01, July 1, 2022 Eff. Pending legislative review of 15A NCAC 03L .0205.