D. Reid Wilson Secretary | North Carolina Department Of Environmental Quality
D. Reid Wilson Secretary | North Carolina Department Of Environmental Quality
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries is scheduled to conduct a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, concerning a proposed shellfish lease in Dare County. The hearing will take place in person at the Dare County Government Office, located at 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Room 168, Manteo, N.C., and virtually via Webex.
The lease application under consideration is from Herring Shoal Shellfish Co., LLC, represented by agents William James Clower and Aaron Hopkins. The application proposes a 3-acre shellfish bottom and water column lease in Roanoke Sound, with Lease Nos. 24-009BL and 24-010WC. The proposed site will be marked at the corners with signs indicating its proposed lease status.
Public comments on the application are welcome either in person or online during the hearing. Those who wish to speak via Webex need to register by 4 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025, at deq.nc.gov/dare-county-shellfish-lease-hearing-speaker-registration. Onsite participants may register to speak between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. upon arrival at the hearing location.
Additional materials for the hearing, which includes the Webex link, call-in number, presentation slides, and a biological investigation report, are accessible at deq.nc.gov/news/events/dare-county-shellfish-lease-hearing.
Written comments will also be accepted until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Comments can be submitted online at deq.nc.gov/dare-county-shellfish-lease-hearing-comment-form or mailed to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, Shellfish Lease & Aquaculture Program, P.O. Box 769, 3441 Arendell St., Morehead City, NC 28557.
For further details, the public can contact Marla Chuffo at the Division’s Habitat and Enhancement Section by phone at 252-515-5480 or email marla.chuffo@deq.nc.gov.
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