NOAA Fisheries announced Thursday that its newly released Status of U.S. Fisheries report for 2017 shows the number of stocks on the overfished list just reached a new all-time low.
News Briefs
Shorebird Stewards Seek Volunteers
Emerald Isle Shorebird Steward program is asking for volunteers to help monitor least terns and Wilson’s plovers that nest on The Point in Emerald Isle. Training for new and experienced volunteers is at 10 a.m. May 24 in Emerald Isle.
House, Senate Move Toward Deal on GenX
House and Senate leaders and legislators from New Hanover, Brunswick and Cumberland counties met behind closed doors Wednesday to try and hammer out a compromise on legislation to address GenX and other chemicals in the southeast region’s drinking water.
Find out the ‘Hole Story of the Beach’ May 24
Learn the story behind the holes on the beach and the various critters that make them during this month’s Coastal Studies Institute “Science On The Sound” lecture titled “Hole Story Of The Beach” set for May 24.
Hands Across The Sand Events In NC Set
About a dozen Hands Across the Sand events will be held along the state’s coast Saturday, joining in the national effort to protest against offshore drilling in the waters off the United States coast.
Effort Underway to Save the Salvo Cemetery
The Hatteras Island Genealogical and Historic Preservation Society, the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association and local, federal and state organizations are working together to save the historic Salvo community cemetery from shoreline erosion.
Court Sides with Currituck in $31.9M Suit
The N.C. Supreme Court has sided with Currituck County in lengthy legal dispute with a Virginia developer and others over a proposed commercial development in the four-wheel-drive area of Currituck Banks.
Climb Cape Lookout May 16-Sept. 16
Cape Lookout Lighthouse at Cape Lookout National Seashore will be open for visitors to climb Wednesdays through Sundays May 16 to Sept. 16.
Cooper’s Budget Plan Funds Conservation
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday his budget proposal, which includes a return of the revenues from deed stamp taxes on real estate transactions to state conservation funds.
Kids Camp To Focus on Water Environments
Rising first- through sixth-graders will be able to have a hands-on experience of Carteret County’s coastal environment during the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center’s Water: Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead! summer camps set for June.
Cape Fear Reclassification Concerns Mayor
Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo has requested that DEQ and the EPA provide more information on an effort that would designate a 15-mile stretch of the Cape Fear River as both a swamp and river water.
Factory Farming in NC Film Screening May 22
The Crystal Coast Waterkeeper is offering 6-8 p.m. May 22, a free screening of “Meet Your Neighbors,” a film on factory farming in eastern North Carolina, at Carteret Community College in Morehead City.
SELC Looks to Stop GenX, Other Chemicals
The Southern Environmental Law Center Monday asked DEQ to make Chemours stop all emissions and discharges of GenX and related compounds and threatened to sue the firm over federal pollution law violations.
New Hanover Gets Stormwater Retrofits
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is working on a series of stormwater retrofit projects in New Hanover County.
Riverwatch Seeks Program Coordinator
Coastal Carolina Riverwatch is looking for a program coordinator to work in the areas of the Crystal Coast Waterkeeper and White Oak-New Riverkeeper Alliance, both in eastern North Carolina.
Study: Humpback Whale Births Rebound
A new study co-authored by North Carolina researchers indicates that the humpback whale population that lives in the southern oceans near Antarctica is recovering.
