Applications for NC shellfish leases due August 1

Published 11:06 am Saturday, July 29, 2023

By Staff Reports

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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding potential shellfish lease applicants that the 2023 application period ends August 1.

The division accepts shellfish bottom lease and water column applications annually from March 1 through August 1. The applications must be either postmarked or dropped off at the Division Headquarters Office at 3441 Arendell Street in Morehead City by 5 p.m. on August 1.

Learn more and download a lease application at the NC Marine Fisheries Shellfish Lease and Franchise Program webpage at bit.ly/3PJUNNo.

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For more information, contact Owen Mulvey-McFerron, Shellfish Lease and Aquaculture Program coordinator, at Owen.Mulvey-McFerron@deq.nc.gov or 252-269-3082.

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