NOTICE AND DESCRIPTION OF SHELLFISH AREA CONDEMNATION
NUMBER 055-216, SALT PONDS
EFFECTIVE 15 AUGUST 2025
Pursuant to Title 28.2, Chapter 8, §§ 28.2-803 through 28.2-808, § 32.1-20, and § 2.2-4002, B.16 of the Code of Virginia:
1. The “Notice and Description of Shellfish Area Condemnation Number 055-216, Salt Ponds,” effective 30 May 2008, is cancelled effective 15 August 2025.
2. Conditionally Approved (closed status) Shellfish Area Number 055-216, shown as Section M1, is established 15 August 2025. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to take shellfish from this area for any purpose while in the closed status, except by permit granted by the Marine Resources Commission, as provided in § 28.2-810 of the Code of Virginia. The boundaries of this area are shown on the map titled “Salt Ponds, Condemned Shellfish Area Number 055-216, 15 August 2025,” which is a part of this notice.
3. The Department of Health will receive, consider and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision of this order.
BOUNDARIES OF CONDEMNED AREA NUMBER 055-216
M1. The conditionally approved area (closed status) shall include all of those waters titled as the Salt Ponds (headwaters of Long Creek) as well as all of the inlet known as Salt Ponds inland of a line drawn between latitude/longitude map coordinate (37°03'43.2",-76°16'49.2") and map coordinate (37°03'45.9",-76°16'48.0"); and downstream of a line drawn between map coordinate (37°03'50.7",-76°17'07.2") and map coordinate (37°03'51.2",-76°17'06.9").
