North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 03 - MARINE FISHERIES
Subchapter R - DESCRIPTIVE BOUNDARIES
Section .0100 - DESCRIPTIVE BOUNDARIES
Section 03R .0104 - PERMANENT SECONDARY NURSERY AREAS

(1) Roanoke Sound:

Inner Shallowbag Bay - west of a line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 35° 54.6729' N - 75° 39.8099' W; running southerly to the southeast shore to a point 35° 54.1722' N - 75° 39.6806' W;

(2) in the Pamlico Long Sound Area:

(3) in the Pamlico and Pungo Rivers Area:

(4) in the Neuse River Area:

(5) Newport River - west of a line beginning near Penn Point on the south shore at a point 34° 45.6960' N - 76° 43.5180' W; running northeasterly to the north shore to a point 34° 46.8490' N - 76° 43.3296' W;

(6) Virginia Creek - all waters of the natural channel northwest of the primary nursery area line;

(7) Old Topsail Creek - all waters of the dredged channel northwest of the primary nursery area line;

(8) Mill Creek - all waters west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 20.6420' N - 77° 42.1220' W; running southwesterly to the south shore to a point 34° 20.3360' N - 77° 42.2400' W;

(9) Pages Creek - all waters west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 16.1610' N - 77° 45.9930' W; running southwesterly to the south shore to a point 34° 15.9430' N - 77° 46.1670' W;

(10) Bradley Creek - all waters west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 12.7030' N - 77° 49.1230' W; running southerly near the dredged channel to a point 34° 12.4130' N - 77° 49.2110' W;

(11) Cape Fear River - all waters bounded by a line beginning on the south side of the Spoil Island at the intersection of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Cape Fear River ship channel at a point 34° 01.5780' N - 77° 56.0010' W; running easterly to the east shore of the Cape Fear River to a point 34° 01.7230' N - 77° 55.1010' W; running southerly and bounded by the shoreline to the Ferry Slip at Federal Point at a point 33° 57.8080' N - 77° 56.4120' W; running northerly to Bird Island to a point 33° 58.3870' N - 77° 56.5780' W; running northerly along the west shoreline of Bird Island and the Cape Fear River spoil islands back to the point of origin;

(12) Lockwood Folly River - all waters north of a line beginning on Howells Point at a point 33° 55.3680' N - 78° 12.7930' W and running in a westerly direction along the Intracoastal Waterway near Intracoastal Waterway Marker "46" to a point 33° 55.3650' N - 78° 13.8500' W;

(13) Saucepan Creek - all waters north of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 33° 54.6290' N - 78° 22.9170' W; running northeasterly to the east shore to a point 33° 54.6550' N - 78° 22.8670' W; and

(14) Davis Creek - all waters east of a line beginning on Horse Island at a point 33° 55.0160' N - 78° 12.7380' W; running southerly to Oak Island to a point 33° 54.9190' N - 78° 12.7170' W; continuing upstream to the primary nursery line and Davis Canal, all waters southeast of a line beginning on Pinner Point at a point 33° 55.2930' N - 78° 11.6390' W; running southwesterly across the mouth of Davis Canal to the spoil island at the southwest intersection of the Intracoastal Waterway and Davis Canal to a point 33° 55.2690' N - 78° 11.6550' W.