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Coastal Georgia is a region rich in history, beauty, mystery and natural wonders. Cultures have mixed here for ages, just as the rivers mix with the sea. With its large tidal ranges, vast salt marshes and picturesque barrier islands, coastal Georgia has drawn people throughout history.
The Coastal Resources Division is the state agency entrusted to manage Georgia's coastal marshes, beaches, waters, and marine fisheries resources for the benefit of present and future generations. The Division's service area extends from the inland reach of the tidal waters to three miles offshore.
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The Chatham County Health Department has lifted the swimming advisory for Polk Street Beach on Tybee Island.
Commissioner Mark Williams has announced that Georgia's food shrimp harvest season will close 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. This closure includes all food shrimp harvesting activities, including commercial trawling, commercial and recreational food shrimp cast netting, and shrimp seining on the beaches. Anglers and commercial bait shrimp dealers can still harvest shrimp for use as bait.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Department) has announced that Georgia's whelk trawl harvest season will open 6:30 am on Friday January 27, 2012. The Department will continue its policy of requiring a permit for the harvest of whelks in state waters between January 27th and March 31st, the last day of the 2012 whelk season. Fishers interested in whelk trawling must contact the Department to obtain a free letter of authorization (LOA) that must remain onboard the vessel when fishing. Fishers wishing to obtain a LOA are asked to contact Julie Califf at 912-264-7218. Whelk trawlers must adhere to all requirements within the LOA, possess all proper licenses, including a commercial fishing license, and also must adhere to all gear regulations for whelk trawls, including the use of a minimum 4” stretch mesh and a certified Turtle Excluder Device (TED).
This serves as notification from the Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources of a request from Southeast Coast Network, National Park Service for a Coastal Marshlands Protection Act (CMPA) Permit under O.C.G.A. 12-5-280 et. seq. for the installation of scientific monitoring equipment stations at multiple sites throughout coastal Georgia.