The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on proposed shellfish leases in Hyde County at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18. The hearing will be held in-person at the Hyde County Government Center, 30 Oyster Creek Road, Swan Quarter, and by WebEx. JJandB, LLC, (Jennifer Dixon, agent) has applied for a 9.96-acre water column lease in Spencer Bay. Zack Credle has applied for a 1.26-acre shellfish bottom lease and water column lease in Germantown Bay. Ocracoke Salt Company, LLC, (Dylan L. Bennink, agent) has applied for a 3.00-acre water column lease in Howard Reef. The public may comment on the above lease applications in person at the hearing or by WebEx. To facilitate online comments, the Division is asking those who wish to speak via WebEx to pre-register at  https://deq.nc.gov/hyde-county-shellfish-lease-hearing-speaker-registration by 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17. Those wh [...]
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