All kinds of creatures find shelter and food in the various types of seagrasses seen along the coast, and careful observation and understanding of what you’re looking at before you cast can help you hook up.
water quality
Precautionary swim advisory lifted for most oceanside sites
State recreational water quality officials lifted Wednesday the precautionary swimming advisory issued last week before Tropical Storm Debby’s sweep up the eastern Atlantic.
NCDOT needs volunteers for fall litter sweep Sept. 14-28
“Each season, volunteers from all corners of the state come together to clean up our roads, making a tangible difference in the environment and in the lives of their neighbors,” state transportation officials said.
Brunswick County offers free testing of private well samples
Brunswick County Health Services announced Monday that it’s participating in a Northeastern University program to allow private well users in the area to get their samples analyzed for bacteria and metals at no charge during August.
Water Quality for Fisheries Symposium set for October
Registration is open for Coastal Carolina Riverwatch’s Water Quality for Fisheries Symposium scheduled for Oct. 9-11 at the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort.
UNCW team IDs mystery species infecting bay scallops
Using DNA sequencing, University of North Carolina Wilmington researchers have identified a species of trematode, a parasitic and suspected invasive species here that has further set back the state’s already struggling bay scallop stocks but is no threat to humans.
Debris in pumps at New Bern plant causes wastewater spill
The overflow at the manhole located at 213 Trappers Trail is the “result of the influent pumps at the wastewater treatment plant becoming completely disabled from excessive debris in the sanitary sewer system,” New Bern officials said Monday.
Brunswick County reports treated wastewater release
Brunswick County officials said more than 11,000 gallons of treated chlorinated wastewater was unintentionally released in a construction mishap Thursday, with about 1,000 gallons reaching a nearby stream.
NOAA recommends Jacksonville, Cape Fear project funding
The two eastern North Carolina projects are among the 32 recommended to receive federal money to restore habitat and build resilience.
State awards $50M to water infrastructure projects on coast
Of the $253 million announced for projects across the state, $40 million is going to the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority.
Permeable pavement project underway at UNCW
Partners say that by replacing conventional asphalt with permeable pavement on the UNCW campus, they will help improve water quality in the nearby Bradley Hewletts Creek Watersheds.
Environmental Management Commission to meet July 10-11
Committee agendas include DEQ’s proposed groundwater and surface water standards for PFAS.
Oak Island swimming advisory lifted
The state Recreational Water Quality Program on Wednesday lifted the below advisory posted Tuesday because floodwaters had rescinded, and pumping ceased.
Judge Boyle rejects preliminary injunction in wetlands case
District Court Judge Terrence Boyle last week denied Robert White’s motion for a preliminary injunction in the Pasquotank County man’s challenge to Clean Water Act enforcement against him.
Service agrees to pause Mattamuskeet algaecide project
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials have agreed to halt a planned algaecide experiment in Lake Mattamuskeet until next year.
Lake Mattamuskeet algaecide pilot study tied up in court
A lawsuit to stop a controversial pilot study to treat the cyanobacteria in the 40,000-acre freshwater lake has stalled both the plans and the funds.
