North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries license sales through the Elizabeth City Office will be closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the rest of the year.
Floodplain Resilience Workshop Oct. 14
NOAA Office for Coastal Management and North Carolina Sea Grant are hosting a free online workshop to examine opportunities and challenges that communities face as they find new uses for previously flooded parcels.
Chowan River Basin Plan Input Sought
The comment period is open for the draft 2020 Chowan River Basinwide Water Resources Plan, used to identify areas that need additional protection, restoration, or preservation.
Southern Flounder Plan Workshops Set
The Division of Marine Fisheries will hold online workshops with the advisory committee reviewing draft Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan.
NC Begins Resilient Communities Program
State officials announced Thursday the N.C. Resilient Communities Program to address climate change affects and keep communities safer during future disasters.
Cape Hatteras to Begin Storm-Recovery Projects
Cape Hatteras National Seashore over the next two months will undergo four storm-related repair projects including the boat docks on Ocracoke, parking lot repair in Buxton, dune restoration and road repair.
Expiring IHAs Can’t Be Renewed: Filing
Government lawyers acknowledged Thursday that there’s no mechanism for extending seismic firms’ federal marine mammal incidental harassment authorizations that expire Nov. 30.
Fisheries Rule Change Comment Period Open
The Marine Fisheries Commission will hold two public hearings on proposed amendments and readoption of 50 rules under a state-mandated periodic review schedule.
Hertford Board to Consider Solar Moratorium
The Hertford County Board of Commissioners is holding a public hearing Monday to consider a proposed moratorium on solar farm development.
PFAS in NC Waters Virtual Forum Oct. 22
The North Carolina Coastal Federation, PFAST Network, NCDEQ and Cape Fear Public Utility Authority are hosting a free, online forum, “Emerging Contaminants in North Carolina Waters” at 10 a.m. Oct. 22.
Pender County Shellfish Leases Hearing Set
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries is holding a public hearing at 6 p.m. Oct. 28 on five proposed shellfish leases in Pender County.
Carteret Strikes Its Down East Buffer Rule
Carteret County commissioners last week voted unanimously to remove an extra layer of water quality protection that has been in place for a decade in the part of the county known as Down East.
Trump Confirms NC, Va Drilling Moratorium
President Trump on Friday announced that he is extending the moratorium on offshore drilling to North Carolina and Virginia during a campaign rally in Newport News, Virginia.
NC Water, Land Projects Awarded $14.6M
North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund awarded $14.6 million to 39 projects to protect the state’s land and water, including projects on the coast.
Join Fort Fisher for Halloween-Themed Trivia
N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher is calling those 21 and older to log on Oct. 15 for a virtual Halloween-inspired game night.
Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to Meet
The public can register now to speak during the Oct. 5 North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board meeting to be held by webinar.
