PUBLIC NOTICE
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Fisheries Service
Application for Shellfish Aquaculture Lease - Devine
Trippe Creek, Talbot County
The Secretary of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), pursuant to Natural Resources Article, §4-11A-09(g), Annotated Code of Maryland, is giving notice of an application for a shellfish aquaculture water column lease by John J. Devine in Trippe Creek, Talbot County, Maryland, located at a pier approximately 1,700 feet east of the mouth of Snug Harbor. The area applied for contains .01 acres more or less and is enclosed by a line beginning at corner 1, at or near Lat. 38° 42' 58.1" N., Long. 76° 7' 28.9" W., then running 5° 23' (True), approximately 9 meters to corner 2, at or near Lat. 38° 42' 58.4" N., Long. 76° 7' 28.9" W., then running 81° 35' (True), approximately 7 meters to corner 3, at or near Lat. 38° 42' 58.4" N., Long. 76° 7' 28.6" W., then running 185° 33' (True), approximately 9 meters to corner 4, at or near Lat. 38° 42' 58.1" N., Long. 76° 7' 28.6" W., then running 263° 25' (True), approximately 7 meters to the point of beginning.
The applicant proposes to deploy a floating upweller system at the pier for the purpose of culturing Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and to harvest using methods approved by the Department. A map of the proposed lease is available below.
The Department will hold a public informational meeting upon written request from a member of the public. In addition, any person who has a specific right, duty, privilege, or interest that is different from that held by the general public and may be adversely affected by the proposed lease may file a Petition of Protest with the Department. Petitions that meet the requirements of Natural Resources Article §4-11A-09(g) shall be forwarded to the Office of Administrative Hearings for adjudication. Written requests for public informational meetings and/or Petitions of Protest must be received by the Department of Natural Resources Aquaculture Division 580 Taylor Avenue C-2 Annapolis, MD 21401 by February 25, 2013.
For questions about the project or the public notice please contact Rebecca Thur at the DNR Aquaculture Division at 410-260-8252.
Contact rthur for more information.
John R. Griffin
Secretary
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
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Tags: Aquaculture, Oyster, Shellfish