South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 123 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Article 2 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION
Section 123-27 - Channel Nets

Winyah Bay Channel Net Area:

Channel nets are lawful in the following zone established within an enclosed polygon with a linear boundary defined as follows, and with all named features referencing NOAA Navigational Chart 11532 (Winyah Bay); 23rd Edition., September 2019.

Starting from a point on the shoreline of Cat Island on the western shore of Winyah Bay, with latitude 33.22926° N, longitude 079.20231° W; thence following a straight line northeasterly to the No. 15 green channel marking buoy located at latitude 33.23178° N, longitude 079.19453° W; thence following a straight line northwesterly along the western border of the federally maintained shipping channel to a point with latitude 33.25181° N, longitude 079.21301° W; thence following a straight line southwesterly to a point on the mouth of Mosquito Creek at latitude 33.24678° N, longitude 079.21651° W; thence following the shoreline ("shoreline" herein defined as the line of Mean High Water excluding the shorelines of un-named tributaries) of Cat Island in a southeasterly to the starting point at latitude 33.22926° N, longitude 079.20231° W.

Winyah Bay Channel Net Area (TED not required pursuant to S.C. Code Section 50-5-515(B)(4)) :

Channel nets are lawful in the following zone established within an enclosed polygon with a linear boundary defined as follows, and with all named features referencing NOAA Navigational Chart 11532 (Winyah Bay); 23rd Edition., September 2019.

Starting from a point on the shoreline of North Island on the eastern shore of Winyah Bay, with latitude 33.23396° N, longitude 079.18904° W; thence following the shoreline ("shoreline" herein defined as the line of Mean High Water excluding the shorelines of un-named tributaries) of North Island in a northerly direction to a point at the mouth of Cottonpatch Creek with latitude 33.25916° N, longitude 079.19692° W; thence following a straight line southwesterly to the No. 18 red channel marking buoy located at latitude 33.25268° N, longitude 079.21109° W; thence following a straight line southeasterly along the eastern boundary of the federally maintained shipping channel to the No. 16 red channel marking buoy located at latitude 33.23233° N, longitude 079.19310° W; thence following a straight line northeasterly to the starting point at latitude 33.23396° N, longitude 079.18904° W.

North Santee Channel Net Area

Channel nets are lawful in the following zone established within an enclosed polygon with a linear boundary defined as follows, and with all named features referencing NOAA Navigational Chart 11532 (Winyah Bay); 23rd Edition., September 2019.

Starting from a point near the southeastern tip of Crow Island on North Santee Bay, with latitude 33.16705° N, longitude 079.25538° W; thence following a straight line northeasterly across North Santee Bay to a point at the mouth of Beach Creek on South Island with latitude 33.17396° N, longitude 079.24563° W; thence following the shoreline ("shoreline" herein defined as the line of Mean High Water excluding the shorelines of un-named tributaries) of South Island in a northwesterly direction to a point on the mouth of Mosquito Creek with latitude 33.18270° N, longitude 079.25924° W; thence following a straight line across Mosquito Creek to a point with latitude 33.18363° N, longitude 079.26006° W; thence following the shoreline in a northwesterly direction to a point with latitude 33.18680° N, longitude 079.26923° W; thence following a straight line to a point with latitude 33.18617° N, longitude 079.27241° W; thence following the shoreline in a westerly direction to a point on the shoreline of the Intracoastal Waterway with latitude 33.18516° N, longitude 079.27888° W; thence following a straight line in a southwesterly direction to a point on the shoreline of Little Crow Island with latitude 33.18362° N, longitude 079.27959° W; thence following the shoreline of Little Crow Island in an easterly direction to a point with latitude 33.18404° N, longitude 079.27087° W; thence following the shoreline of Little Crow Island in a southwesterly direction to a point on the shoreline of the Intracoastal Waterway with latitude 33.17678° N, longitude 079.28433° W; thence following a straight line across Big Duck Creek to a point on the shoreline of Crow Island with latitude 33.17503° N, longitude 079.28553° W; thence following the shoreline of Crow Island in a northeasterly direction to a point with latitude 33.18393° N, longitude 079.26945° W; thence following the shoreline of Crow Island in a southeasterly direction to the starting point at the southeastern tip of Crow Island with latitude 33.16705° N, longitude 079.25538° W.