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Published: February 25, 2011
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold public meetings in February and March to receive suggestions and comments on cultch planting.

Cultch planting is where shells and rock are placed into the waters to enhance shellfish habitat in potentially productive shellfish areas. Oysters, clams and other aquatic life are attracted to the cultch and will begin to immediately colonize the material.

The division’s Shellfish Rehabilitation Section staff constantly looks for ways to improve the program, so annual meetings are held to provide fishermen and interested parties the opportunity to give advice regarding planting sites, methods, materials and quantities. Previously, the program only worked with oysters, but has expanded to include clams.

All the meetings begin at 6 p.m. The dates and locations follow:

Feb. 21

Pamlico County Courthouse
Upstairs Courtroom
202 Main St.
Bayboro

March 1

Town Hall
100 Varnamtown Road Southwest
Varnamtown

Feb. 22

Carteret County Courthouse
District Court Room
300 Courthouse Square
Beaufort

March 2

North Topsail Beach Town Hall          
2008 Loggerhead Court
North Topsail Beach

Feb. 22

N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Manteo Field Office
1021 Driftwood Drive
Manteo

March 3

Divisions of Marine Fisheries
Ocean Conference Room
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington

Feb. 23

Hyde County Government Center
30 Oyster Creek Road
Swan Quarter

For more information, contact Clay Caroon, with the division’s Resource Enhancement Section, at (252) 808-8058 or Clay.Caroon@ncdenr.gov
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