A new study finds that North Carolina and neighboring states would see little or no benefit from offshore oil drilling and that the industry could hurt existing parts of the economy.
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Living Shorelines Get a Boost in N.C.
The N.C Coastal Federation has received a $570,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create living shorelines on select public and private lands on the N.C. coast.
Oyster Farming Offers Hope to Some
Farm-raised oysters offer some commercial fisherman a means to make a living during troubling times, but can the challenges be met?
Oysters Tell the Story of Our Coast
Nothing tells the complicated story of our coast like the oyster. Symbolically, it’s a prism that refracts details about how our state’s economy, environment and culture. Wrapped up in it, is a story about our coast’s past, present and future.
Two Ship’s Officers Are Indicted
A federal grand jury has indicted two engineering officers on a container ship at the Wilmington port on nine counts of dumping oily waste into the ocean.
Annual Christmas Rite Begins Next Week
Yes, it’s time once again for the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, and the N.C. chapter invites birdwatchers to participate in the longest-running, citizen science survey that will help shape the future of birds and climate science nationwide.
Ranger Rises Through Ranks to Become Boss
Sarah Kendrick, who began her career with state parks as a seasonal ranger more than a decade ago, has been named superintendent of Hammocks Beach State Park.
Ocean Outfall Work Resumes in Nags Head
Work to replace and extend a 50-year-old stormwater drain pipe into the Atlantic Ocean in Nags Head is now expected to be completed by the end of the month.
Port Gets OK to Widen Turning Basin
The Coastal Resources Commission voted Tuesday to allow the N.C. Port of Wilmington to enlarge its Cape Fear River turning basin to accommodate bigger ships.
Sometimes, a Boat Tells a Story
The story of the freshly restored Deepwater spans from post-World War II Manteo through the halcyon days of Outer Banks charter fishing out of Oregon Inlet with legendary Capt. Lee Perry at the helm.
‘Hungry’
Photographer Brian Horsley captured this image of a humpback whale, “Hungry,” Nov. 7 at Cape Lookout.
Our Celestial Coast: Nebulae and Meteors
Our new monthly feature on astronomy turns the telescope toward the Helix Nebula and the Orion Nebula and offers tips on viewing December’s meteor showers.
Nags Head Set to Host Climate Talk
As the United Nations climate conference gets underway in Paris, North Carolina Sea Grant is preparing to hold a two-day workshop on climate change next week in Nags Head.
Waterfowl Weekend: A Down East Homecoming
Everyone’s invited to Harkers Island for the annual Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend and Decoy Festival. Decoy carving, boat building and other traditional coastal arts will be on display during a weekend that is both a celebration of Down East Carteret County and a homecoming.
Sailing to the Plastic Ocean
Lisa Rider will be among the 14 women who leave this week on a voyage of exploration to the Pacific Ocean, where Rider will chronicle the plastic debris clogging our oceans.
Law Center Urges Pause on Bridge
The Southern Environmental Law Center is urging state transportation officials to hold off on a plan to advance construction of the mid-Currituck toll bridge.
