North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Shell and Recreational Water Quality

Shellfish Closure Maps By County

To access a map and complete description of each shellfish growing area, you can either click on the area in the map below, or use the text links below to view a listing and map of each county's individual shellfish growing areas.

Image: Map of NC's Shellfish Growing Areas Central Region Shellfish Growing Areas Southern Region Shellfish Growing Areas

Beaufort

Bertie

Camden

Carteret

Chowan

Craven

Currituck

Dare

Hyde

New Hanover

Onslow

Pamlico

Pasquotank

Pender

Perquimans

Tyrell

Washington
Beaufort
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

16

G-1

Goose Creek / Pamlico River Area

15

G-2

Wright and Oyster Creeks Area

14

G-8

Pungo River Area

14

G-9

Pungo River Area

17

G-10

Pamlico River Area

17

G-11

Pamlico River - entire area closed

18

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Bertie
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

2

I-11

Albemarle Sound Area / Chowan River Area (all closed)

2

1-12

Albemarle Sound Area / Chowan River Area (all closed)

2

I-13

Albemarle Sound Area / Chowan River Area (all closed)

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Brunswick
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

50

A-1

Calabash Area

49

A-2

Shallotte River Area

48

A-3

Lockwoods Folly River Area

47

B-1

47

B-2

47

B-3

47

B-4

-

B-10

Cape Fear River / Brunswick River - entire area closed

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Camden
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

2

I-1

Albemarle Sound / North River Area

2

I-5

Albemarle Sound / Pasquotank River Area

2

I-15

Albemarle Sound Area

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Carteret
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

35

D-3

White Oak River Area

34

D-4

Deer Creek Area

33

E-1

Bogue Sound Area / Broad Creek Area

32

E-2

31

E-3

Bogue Sound Area / Morehead City Area

30

E-4

Newport River Area

29

E-5

Beaufort Area

28

E-6

North River Area

27

E-7

Harkers Island Area

26

E-8

Core Sound Area / Jarrett Bay Area

25

E-9

Core Sound Area / Atlantic and Nelson Bay Area

24

F-2

Core Creek / Merrimon / South River Area

23

F-3

West Bay Area

23

F-4

Cedar Island Area

-

F-7

Pamlico Sound - all open

-

G-7

Pamlico Sound - all open

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Chowan
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

2

I-8

Albemarle Sound Area / Yeopim River Area

2

I-9

Albemarle Sound Area

2

I-10

Albemarle Sound Area

2

I-11

2

I-12

Albemarle Sound Area / Chowan River Area (all closed)

2

I-13

Albemarle Sound Area / Chowan River Area (all closed)

2

I-14

Albemarle Sound Area

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Craven
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

21

F-1

Neuse River Area / Clubfoot Creek Area

22

F-2

Core Creek / Merrimon / South River Area

21

F-8

Neuse River Area / New Bern Area (all closed)

21

F-9

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Currituck
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

2

I-1

Albemarle Sound Area / North River Area

3

I-2

Albemarle Sound Area / Collington Area

2

I-15

Albemarle Sound Area

1

I-16

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Dare
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

11

G-5

Englehard Area / Long Shoal River Area

-

G-7

Pamlico Sound - all open

6

H-1

Roanoke Sound Area

5

H-2

Croatan Sound Area

10

H-3

8

H-4

Hatteras / Outer Banks Area

7

H-5

Outer Banks Area

 

H-6

Pamlico Sound Area (all open)

3

I-1

Albemarle Sound Area / North River Area

4

I-2

Albemarle Sound Area / Collington Area

2

I-15

Albemarle Sound Area

1

I-16

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Hyde
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

15

G-2

Wright and Oyster Creeks

13

G-3

Swanquarter Bay Area

12

G-4

Wysocking Bay Area

11

G-5

9

G-6

Silver Lake / Ocracoke Area

-

G-7

Pamlico Sound - all open

14

G-8

14

G-9

8

H-4

4

I-4

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New Hanover
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

47

B-3

Cape Fear River / The Basin Area

47

B-4

Cape Fear River Area

46

B-5

Myrtle Grove Sound Area

45

B-6

44

B-7

Wrightsville Beach Area

43

B-8

Topsail Sound Area

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Onslow
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

42

B-9

Stump Sound Area

41

C-1

Mill Creek Area

39

C-2

Sneads Ferry Area

40

C-3

38

C-4

Hurst / Onslow Beach Area

37

D-1

Bear Creek Area

36

D-2

Queens Creek Area

35

D-3

White Oak River Area

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Pamlico
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

21

F-1

Neuse River Area / Clubfoot Creek Area

20

F-5

Neuse River Area / Oriental Area

19

F-6

Bay River Area

-

F-7

Pamlico Sound - all open

21

F-8

21

F-9

Neuse River Area

16

G-1

Pamlico River Area / Goose Creek Area

15

G-2

Wright and Oyster Creeks Area

13

G-3

Swanquarter Bay Area

-

G-7

Pamlico Sound - all open

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Pasquotank
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

2

I-5

Albemarle Sound / Pasquotank River Area

2

I-6

Albemarle Sound / Little River and Flatty Creek Area

2

I-15

Albemarle Sound Area

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Pender
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

43

B-8

Topsail Sound Area

42

B-9

Stump Sound Area

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Perquimans
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

2

I-6

Albemarle Sound Area / Little River and Flatty Creek Area

2

I-7

Albemarle Sound Area / Perquimans River Area

2

I-8

Albemarle Sound Area / Yeopim River Area

2

I-14

2

I-15

Albemarle Sound Area

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Tyrell
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

3

I-2

Albemarle Sound Area / Collington Area

2

I-3

Albemarle Sound Area / Bull Bay Area

4

I-4

Alligator River Area

2

I-14

2

I-15

Albemarle Sound Area

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Washington
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

2

I-3

Albemarle Sound Area / Bull Bay Area

2

I-9

Albemarle Sound Area

2

I-10

Albemarle Sound Area

2

I-12

2

I-14

Albemarle Sound Area

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