Title: "Shellfish Growing Areas" (2009) Description: The North Carolina (NC) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Division of Environmental Health (DEH) - Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality Section (SS+RWQS) identifies Shellfish Growing Areas (SGA). The SS+RWQS performs water sampling throughout the year to determine the extent of contamination or cleanliness of SGA|and submits recommendations to the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) to close or open waters for shellfish harvesting. The DMF disseminates a proclamation with the SS+RWQS's recommendation. The SGA contain waters that are permanently closed (prohibited)|open (approved)|or subject to being opened or closed (conditionally approved - open or conditionally approved - closed). | ||||
Keywords and Themes: Environment, Harvesting, Health, Oceans, Sanitation, | ||||
Filename Prefix: sga | ||||
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Mapped Drive Folder: /cgia83/ncom200911/ | ||||
Total size of data files: 51.2000 MB | ||||
Data Type: Shapefile | ||||
Feature Type: Polygon | ||||
Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_North_Carolina_FIPS_3200 | ||||
Datum: North American Datum of 1983 | Map Units: Meters | |||
Spatial Extent: North Carolina | ||||
Source Scale: varies - see metadata | ||||
Created by: NC|DENR-Division of Marine Fisheries; NC|DENR|DEH|Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality Seciton | ||||
Released by: NC Center for Geographic Information & Analysis | ||||
Content Date: varies - see metadata | ||||
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Collection Name: NC OneMap - 11/30/2009 | ||||
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Acquired Date: Downloaded Nov 30|2009 | ||||
Distribution Restrictions: Public Domain | ||||
Note: Public download and possible updated data are available from NC OneMap | ||||
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Record ID: 3345_NCOM |
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