New Jersey § 50:3-16
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§ 50:3-16.
The area southwest of the Clam Line and southeast of the Brandywine-Dennis Creek Line
more fully described by coordinates and bearings taken from the official survey base
known as the “New Jersey system of plane coordinates“ as defined in article 2 of chapter 3 of Title 51 1 of the Revised Statutes, viz.: Beginning at a point in Delaware Bay ( X=108,274.8)(Y=29,097.81) said point being the intersection of the Clam Line with the Brandywine-Dennis Creek
Line; and running thence S 67° 31′ 48.16″ E 21, 126.46 meters to a point where the Clam Line intersects the shore line of Cape May County (X=114,225.3)(Y=26, 636.70) said point being about 200 meters south southwest of Rutgers Cape Shore Laboratory ; thence following the high water mark along the shore line of Cape May County in
a southerly direction its various courses and distances to a point (X=109,127.0)(Y=11,597.75) located on the Cape May Point Lighthouse-Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse Line; thence
along this line N 65° 36′ 53.5″ W 44,128.37 meters to Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse (X=96,876.60)(Y=17,150.99) , thence along the Brandywine-Dennis Creek Line N 43° 39′ 13.6495″ E 16, 511.99247 meters to the place of beginning, shall be divided into three areas, to be known as follows: Area No. 1--Tongers Area. Area No. 2--Natural Seed Bed Area. Area No. 3--Shellfish Dredging Area. 1
N.J.S.A. §§ 51:3-7 to 51:3-12.
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