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
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

16

15

14

14

17

17

18

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Bertie
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

2

2

2

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Brunswick
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

50

49

48

47

47

47

47

-

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Camden

2

2

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Carteret
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

35

34

33

32

31

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

23

-

-

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Chowan

2

2

2

2

2

2

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Craven
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

21

22

21

21

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Currituck
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

2

3

2

1

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Dare

-

6

5

10

8

7

 

3

4

2

1

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Hyde

13

12

11

9

-

14

14

8

4

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New Hanover
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

47

47

46

45

44

43

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Onslow
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

42

41

39

40

38

37

36

35

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Pamlico
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

21

20

19

-

21

21

16

15

13

-

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Pasquotank
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

2

2

2

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Pender
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

43

42

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Perquimans
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

2

2

2

2

2

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Tyrell
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

3

2

4

2

2

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Washington
Map No.
Growing Area
Area Description

2

2

2

2

2

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Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality Section      PO Box  769      Morehead City, NC 28557-0769      Phone: (252) 726-6827      Fax: (252)726-8475      Disclaimer