This year’s North Carolina Marine Debris Symposium is scheduled for Oct. 12-14 at the Duke University Marine Laboratory on Pivers Island in Beaufort.
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NOAA still expects above-normal Atlantic hurricane season
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have above-normal activity, according to the mid-season update from NOAA.
Cape Lookout’s Astronomy Night to offer starlight cruise
The Aug. 27 Astronomy Night at Cape Lookout National Seashore will feature a stargazing cruise as well as a chance to look at the night sky from the Harkers Island Visitor Center.
Small sparrow’s plight in focus for grant recipient Allie Best
Allie Best, a graduate student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, is one of two recently named recipients of the North Carolina Space Grant and North Carolina Sea Grant, a fellowship awarded to students whose research explores challenging coastal problems.
Clinicians should test for high PFAS exposure: Report
Clinicians with patients that have a history of elevated PFAS exposure should be tested regularly and be monitored for associated health risks, according to a recently released study.
Swim advisory posted at oceanside site in Dare County
The advisory is for an area at the public beach access at ramp No. 55 off Museum Drive in Hatteras.
Bogue Inlet Pier sale pending after two years on market
“We have an interested party,” owner Mike Stanley said this week.
Nags Head approves resolution on unfilled beach holes
Nags Head commissioners passed a resolution Wednesday seeking legislation that would create criminal penalties for violations.
Groups challenge NC’s biogas general permit for hog farms
The Environmental Justice Community Action Network contend the Department of Environmental Quality’s biogas general permit for large-scale hog farms put communities at risk.
Work planned on U.S. 70 north of Beaufort
Motorists headed Down East in Carteret County on N.C. 70 Aug. 15-18 can expect to be detoured to N.C. 101.
Partnership seeks feedback on draft hazard assessment
The public can submit comments until Aug. 17 on climate change and natural hazards vulnerability assessments for four coastal North Carolina regions.
Ocracoke Express ferry resumes service Wednesday
The passenger ferry had been out of service since July 27.
Federation set to honor coastal stewards at annual event
Tickets are still available for the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s annual Pelican Awards and Toast of the Coast Saturday in Morehead City.
Final NC waterfowl conservation print, stamp available
With more license and permit purchases made online, collector interest has declined, leading the Wildlife Resources Commission to end the stamp program and the annual prints.
Coastal Reserve welcomes estuarine research fellow
Doctoral student Daniel Bowling will work with the North Carolina Coastal Reserve over the next two years as the Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellow.
State issues advisory after wastewater spill in Surf City
A lightning strike is blamed for the discharge of as much as 100,000 gallons of untreated wastewater into Waters Bay.
