The Shell Fisheries Council may lease to applicants therefor any of the lands of the State under the tidal waters thereof, to be exclusively used and enjoyed by such lessee for the planting and cultivating of oysters and claims; except that no lands shall be leased above the southwest line in the Delaware bay, as defined in R.S. 50:3-11, except in Section E which shall consist of all area within the boundaries described herein: Beginning at a point (X=1820400) (Y=146800) said point being Channel Buoy R "32" and corner #1 of said section and running thence N 28`-14 ' -14.2 " E 6612.18 feet to corner #2 (X=1826233) (Y=149914); thence S 56`-32 ' -38.4 " E 33401.27 feet to corner #3 being also corner #1 lot 530 section D leased oyster ground lot (X=1854100) (Y=131500) located on or near the southwest line; thence along the southwest line S 55`-16 ' -29.1 " W 19222.67 feet to old Crossledge Lighthouse foundation being corner #4 of the section (X=1838301) (Y=120550); thence N 16`-02 ' -14.0 " W 17740.41 feet to corner #5 being also BR "WR" buoy marking a wreck in the bay (X=1833400) (Y=137600); thence N 42`-42 ' -33.7 " W 3538.36 feet to a point in Delaware Bay being corner #6 of section E (X=1831000) (Y=140200); thence S 70`-17 ' -31.3 " W 7116.88 feet to corner #7 being a point on the east side of the Main Ship Channel in Delaware bay (X=1824300) (Y=137800); thence N 23`-25 ' -43.3 " W 9818.67 feet to corner #1 the place of beginning. Nor shall any lands be leased in any creek tributary to Delaware bay, nor any lands under the waters of Delaware bay southwesterly of a line beginning at a point (x=1,929,827.93) (y=87,182.61) on the shore of Delaware bay in Cape May county, said point being about 2,000 feet south-southwest of Gus's Beach, and running thence N 67`-38 ' -05.3 " W 21,127.33 feet to a corner (x=1,910,289.85) (y=95,221.74) said corner being on the line running from Dennis Creek Rear Range Light to Brandywine Lighthouse, nor the beds at the mouth of the Tuckahoe and Great Egg Harbor rivers, nor the graveling beds at the mouth of Mullica river, Parker's beds in Parker's cove, Forked river beds, Cedar creek beds and Sloop creek beds in Barnegat bay, nor any lands under the waters of the Mullica river above a line extending in a westerly direction from the south end of Deep Point; provided, however, that leases may be granted for lands heretofore leased in said area in the Mullica river, and except that no lands which lie under the waters of the Navesink or Shrewsbury rivers, shall be leased for the planting and cultivating of oysters.

Amended by L.1947, c. 359, p. 1168, s. 1; L.1953, c. 260, p. 1760, s. 1; L.1959, c. 35, p. 129, s. 1, eff. May 19, 1959; L.1981, c. 62, s. 1, eff. March 5, 1981.

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