The sun sets over Albemarle Sound in Edenton earlier this month near the N.C. Highway 32 bridge in this photo submitted by Tom Brennan of Edenton. “For the past couple of years I’ve been flying my drone over the Albemarle Sound capturing the dramatic cloud formations, sunsets and sunrises,” Brennan told Coastal Review. “This time of year the sound becomes impossibly calm with remarkable sunsets.”
Albemarle Sound
Perquimans answers longtime call to develop water access
The county last year completed a $7 million deep-water boat basin on the Perquimans River near Hertford, the first step in officials’ decades-long goal of developing the waterfront for commercial use.
Large-scale survey of Albemarle Sound underway for NOAA
Morehead City-based Geodynamics has begun the first significant charting survey of the sound in more than 100 years.
New size limits for striped bass in Albemarle Sound area
The new size limits go into effect Jan. 1 for the Albemarle-Roanoke striped bass stock.
Albemarle Sound boatbuilding exhibit to open Oct. 11
The exhibit opening Oct. 10 will feature graphics and artifacts that illustrate the boatbuilding traditions that go back generations.
Striped Bass Harvest Reductions in Place
Stricter harvest restrictions will take effect Jan. 1 for commercial and recreational striped bass fisheries in the Albemarle Sound Management Area.
Avoid Chowan’s Possible Algal Bloom: Officials
State Division of Water Resources officials urge the public to avoid a potential algal bloom in Chowan County, specifically in the Albemarle Sound and adjoining waterbodies.
Albemarle Algae’s Return Stumps Scientists
Researchers want to better understand what’s causing the large algal blooms in the Albemarle region, which returned four years ago after a long absence.
A View From Above: Icy Albemarle Sound
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS, on NASA’s Earth Observing System satellite Terra captured this image Jan. 7, that shows ice in the Albemarle Sound after a powerful nor’easter dumped snow across the East Coast and another blast of bitterly cold air drove frigid temperatures lower still.
Taking Measure of an Iconic Fish of the Albemarle
Researchers are working with commercial fishermen to try and better understand the migration patterns of striped bass in Albemarle Sound and the Roanoke River.
