First Time NC crabber, Shellfish Sanitation Maps??

[RyanRX7]

Headed down to Kill Devil Hills the end of this month and while gathering some info I noticed http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/maps-north-shellfish

Looks like everything north of Roanoke Island is currently off limits eh? Is this a normal situation this time of year, or should I plan to head out farther south when the time comes to do some crabbing the end of this month?

[Crabpot Man]

Crabs are crustaceans, not shellfish.

There are probably more crabs harvested in that red area than all the blue area!

[RyanRX7]

Yup, just saw a map with red on it and stopped paying close attention right there DOH! I knew better but there's my "here's your sign moment "

Thanks