The North Carolina recreational flounder season will not open for harvest this year “in order to preserve the southern flounder resource,” the Division of Marine Fisheries announced Thursday.
Pine Knoll Shores aquarium reopens marsh boardwalk
Closed in January for renovations, the facility on Bogue Sound has reopened its marsh boardwalk to visitors.
NC Maritime Museums have full month of programs ahead
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras, N.C., Maritime Museum at Beaufort and the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport have programs planned for all ages in June.
Duke Lab to highlight marine research Saturday, June 22
Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort is opening its doors to the public Saturday, June 22, to showcase marine research being conducted by its scientists, researchers and students.
Destructive beetle found in Bertie County
N.C. Forest Service officials announced this week that five new counties, including Bertie, are positive for the emerald ash borer.
Swimming advisory lifted for Bogue Sound public access
State water quality officials have listed a swimming advisory at an area of Bogue Sound in Morehead City after testing showed bacteria levels have dropped to safe standards.
Carteret passes rule allowing removal of abandoned boats
Carteret County commissioners have unanimously approved an ordinance giving the county authority to manage abandoned and derelict vessels in its waters.
State begins additional ferry runs to Ocracoke Island
The North Carolina Ferry Division is expanding ferry service to Ocracoke Island in advance of the expected holiday travel rush this weekend.
Pipe, liquids removed from contaminated Buxton Beach site
An Army Corps of Engineers contractor has extracted more than 70 feet of pipe and fluids at the former Navy base here, but soil sampling to determine next steps in the cleanup is still pending.
Groups seek to block Mattamuskeet algaecide treatment
The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club, citing the threat to migratory birds, has filed a challenge in federal court to block the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from allowing an experimental algaecide treatment of Lake Mattamuskeet.
12 derelict vessels to be removed from New Hanover waters
The North Carolina Coastal Federation, marine contractors, local governments and the Wildlife Resources Commission are working together this week to remove a dozen vessels from different locations in New Hanover County, including Carolina Beach and Wrightsville Beach.
Carteret set to discuss abandoned, derelict vessel ordinance
County commissioners are expected to discuss the proposed ordinance during their meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at 302 Courthouse Square in the Administration Building in Beaufort.
New director set to take helm of Battleship North Carolina
Dr. Jay Martin becomes the executive director of the Battleship North Carolina May 31, filling the role ahead of Capt. Terry Bragg’s June 1 retirement.
State issues certificate for Lake Mattamuskeet treatment
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality said Thursday its Division of Water Resources had approved a certificate of coverage to allow BlueGreen Water Technologies to conduct a pilot study of a treatment for cyanobacteria within a limited area of the state’s largest freshwater lake starting June 1.
Park Service urges public to avoid debris on Rodanthe beach
Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials are advising visitors to avoid the beach adjacent to Ocean Drive because of exposed wires, pipes and septic systems.
African American surgeons, voting rights exhibits to open
The Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City will open traveling exhibits on contemporary African American academic surgeons June 3 and on voting rights in the United States June 4.
