Longtime aquarium employee Clint Taylor has been selected to serve as the new director of the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores.
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Draft 10-year transportation plan comment period to end
Public comment can be submitted until Aug. 31 by taking a short online survey on NCDOT’s public engagement website, by phone, email, mail or visiting your county’s NCDOT office.
State announces commercial estuarine flounder season
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries officials announced Tuesday this year’s commercial estuarine flounder season dates by area and gear.
Court upholds that trawling doesn’t violate Clean Water Act
Federal court judges upheld last week a 2021 district court decision that commercial shrimpers can continue to harvest by trawler in the Pamlico Sound without a Clean Water Act permit.
Corolla Wild Horse Fund names Chris Winter as CEO
Chris Winters has been named the CEO of the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, a new position for the nonprofit organization.
Coastal towns selected for bicycle, pedestrian plan grants
Carolina Beach and the neighboring towns of Bogue, Cape Carteret, Cedar Point and Peletier have been selected to receive grants for joint bicycle/pedestrian plans.
State urges caution after 3 Vibrio-related deaths
During this period when North Carolina saltwater and brackish waters remain warm, state health officials advise that those with wounds could be exposed to Vibrio, which can lead to illness.
Settlement reached in challenge over red wolf management
Wildlife conservation groups announced Wednesday a court settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that ensures continuation of successful management strategies and public engagement to restore the world’s only population of wild red wolves in northeastern North Carolina.
Commission to discuss proposed mutilated finfish rule
N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission members will hear during its meeting Aug. 23-25 in Raleigh a presentation on the annual Fisheries Management Plan Review, and there will be a discussion and possible vote on the proposed mutilated finfish rule.
Sea turtle center unveils nest barrier tape that informs, too
The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Topsail Beach is now using a new type of biodegradable marker tape that can help educate the public about the creatures’ plight.
Gullah Geechee-inspired art exhibit on display until Aug. 30
Part of the Victoria Smalls Gullah Geechee Art Collection “Da Wada Brought Us and Kept Us,” will be on display through Aug. 30 at the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site
State issues swimming advisory for access near Frisco
The swimming advisory posted Thursday is for the Sandy Bay sound-side access near Frisco, along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Comment period on DMF incidental take permit begins
The incidental take permit application and conservation plan was submitted to address sturgeon and sea turtle interactions in the state’s estuarine anchored gill-net fishery.
Crafty fly fisher Kristi Irvin finds joy in tying one on
The Kitty Hawk resident is no stereotypical fly fisher, but she may have learned a thing or two from some who were.
Truist awards $50,000 grant to Coastal Federation
The grant made through the Truist Charitable Fund, a donor-advised fund at The Winston-Salem Foundation, will support the establishment of a new facility, the Center for Coastal Protection and Restoration, in Carteret County in the unincorporated community of Ocean.
Reward offered for information on killing of red wolf
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to successful prosecution in the killing of a federally protected red wolf in Washington County.
