The state’s commercial harvests of blue crabs topped 67 million pounds in the mid ’90s, but there’s been a generally steady decline ever since, and while overfished, that’s not the only reason.
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Chowan group to host program on air quality research
The event is set for 5:15 p.m. Monday at the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library in Edenton.
State lifts swimming advisories at two Morehead City sites
Testing shows bacteria levels had dropped below the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s standards set for swimming and water play.
Carteret Catch offers chance to win dinner on a trawler
Carteret Catch is offering a chance to win a dining experience for six aboard a 90-foot working trawler on the Beaufort waterfront in October.
Oral histories hold key to recording environmental change
A rising junior at UNC Chapel Hill, Tara Hinton has spent her summer listening to oral histories and researching how Down East Carteret County residents are responding to changes in the environment.
Brian Strong Named Director of North Carolina State Parks
Currently acting director, Strong has been with the Division of Parks and Recreation since 2000 and has served in various roles.
National Aviation Day Aug. 19 at Wright Brothers Memorial
Enjoy free admission, ranger-led programs and an outdoor movie on National Aviation Day, Aug. 19 at Wright Brothers National Memorial.
The migrants in potato fields during the Great Depression
Historian David Cecelski discovers a chapter in eastern NC’s history about the migrant farm workers that harvested crops in the 1930s and ’40s while exploring Farm Security Administration photographs at the Library of Congress.
Hearings set on draft animal feeding operations permits
Public comment is due by Nov. 3 on general permits for eligible nondischarge swine, cattle and poultry facilities with liquid waste management systems, and animal feeding operations with farm digester systems.
Some pattern
An orb-weaver spider sits in it’s intricate patterned web in the Porters Neck area just outside Wilmington. Photo: Mark Courtney
NC Coastal Federation to recognize conservation efforts
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is recognizing Saturday environmental stewards devoted to protecting the state’s coast.
Underserved communities can comment on climate needs
The feedback will be used to develop a plan to make NOAA’s climate services more accessible, understandable, usable and inclusive of the social and economic impacts of climate change, officials said.
Saltwater fish may be in future Cape Fear health advisories
Results of saltwater fish tissue currently being analyzed for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, or PFOS, are expected later this year, wrapping up a study of multiple species of fish collected from the Cape Fear River.
Ocracoke Express to be out of service longer than expected
Officials said customers will be refunded for reservations made during the time the vessel is out of service.
Comment deadline Oct. 2 on proposed fisheries rule changes
A public hearing is set for Aug. 16 in Morehead City for the 103 proposed rule changes to be considered by the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission for oyster sanctuaries, the shellfish lease program, and commercial shellfish sanitation.
Help Pine Knoll Shores aquarium name their skinks
Vote by Aug. 12 for your two favorite names for two female blue-tongue skinks at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores.
