The Virginian-Pilot 
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, March 23, 1996               TAG: 9603230276
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
DATELINE: MOREHEAD CITY                      LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

MECHANICAL HARVEST SEASON FOR CLAMS TO CLOSE

The mechanical harvest season for clams in North Carolina waters will close at 4 p.m. Wednesday, officials with the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries said.

The closure is effective in all state waters except an area in Onslow and Pender Counties that is temporarily opened to mechanical harvesting of clams in the Intracoastal Waterway Channel from Marker 74 at New River to the Highway 210-50 bridge at Surf City.

For more information, call David Taylor, Division of Marine Fisheries, Morehead City, at (919)726-7021 or (800)682-2632. by CNB