The commission that makes marine fisheries rules has several vacancies coming up in various advisory committees.
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Cape Fear bridge replacement comment period ends Oct. 25
State transportation officials are accepting public comment and have scheduled meetings Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 about the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement project and plans to widen South Front Street.
Groups call for federal protection of diamondback terrapins
Nonprofits have petitioned the federal fisheries agency to list as endangered the diamondback terrapin, an estuarine creature frequently drowned in abandoned crab pots.
Parks officials cancel most events as disaster still unfolds
Operations scale back to allow staff to continue assisting with the statewide emergency and rescue efforts in Western North Carolina.
Researcher tracks how species adapt to climate change
UNC’s Dr. Paul Taillie says that while there’s reason for concern about the environment, he does not share the anxiety others have, rather, “I tend to be very optimistic about things.”
Comment period opens for 8 proposed fisheries rules
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission has opened a public comment period on proposed rules related to the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, false albacore management and pot marking requirements.
PBS series explores extreme weather, climate change
“Weathered: Earth’s Extremes” features 30-minute episodes that follow host and science communicator Maiya May as she looks into the impacts of climate change and meets with the people inside communities on the frontline of extreme weather.
Groups who joined to take on marine debris assess progress
Five years into a coastwide plan to address marine debris in North Carolina waters, those behind the plan met last week to judge their effort and consider the message going forward.
Surf City’s 50-year sand plan calls for 22 million cubic yards
The town’s federal coastal storm risk management project – more than 20 years in the making – will put a total of 21.8 million cubic yards of sand on the beach over the course of a half-century.
Corps, Dare meet to discuss suspended dredge permits
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives met to “determine a path forward” with Dare County officials a week after all five of the county’s permits were suspended for dredging deeper and wider channels than allowed.
National Estuaries Week sheds light on fragile habitats
National Estuaries Week, Sept. 21-28, is a celebration of economically and ecologically vital and sensitive ecosystems, and there’s still time to take part and learn more.
Officials ask motorists leaving Southport to go another way
The Highway 211 closure north of Southport is creating heavy traffic on N.C. 87, so to adjust to the increased volume, drivers in the area are asked to start taking an alternate route ahead of a detour.
Tiny sunbather
An especially young green tree frog catches the morning sun from an agapanthus leaf in a Beaufort garden. Photo: Dylan Ray
‘Total mess’ after third Rodanthe house in four days falls
“I would say the debris field was so dense and thick, for the first quarter-mile south of the house collapse site that it was difficult to actually walk,” Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent Dave Hallac said.
Governor declares state of emergency ahead of Helene
Eastern North Carolina is unlikely to bear the brunt of the increasingly powerful hurricane’s effects, but National Weather Service forecasters warn of strong winds, flooding and dangerous surf later this week.
Commercial striped mullet closures to increase by a day
The current Saturday and Sunday commercial harvest weekend closure for striped mullet will change to a Saturday through Monday closure beginning Oct. 1.
