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Horseshoe crabs in decline: Groups seek federal protection
Feb 12, 2024 · Nearly two dozen organizations have petitioned the federal government to list the American horseshoe crab as an endangered species. Overharvesting and habitat loss has caused a sharp decline of horseshoe crab populations in recent decades, prompting the call for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to …
Beachcomber’s View: Whelks Versus Conchs | Coastal Review
Apr 22, 2019 · North Carolina native Kristin Hissong, a University of North Carolina Charlotte graduate, has been an Outer Banks resident of 15 years, and is a dedicated, beachcomber, spending more than 20,000 hours walking the Outer Banks and …
Beachcomber’s View: Science of Sea Glass | Coastal Review
Jun 12, 2019 · Sea glass can be found in a range of colors along Outer Banks beaches. Photo: Kristin Hissong. Reprinted from Island Free Press. The Outer Banks is home to an array of natural beauty, from the long stretches of wild beaches, to the calming waters of the sound, to all the many varieties of marine life.
Sam's Field Notes: Diversity of Carolina Crabs - Coastal Review
Mar 13, 2017 · Sam Bland spent much of his life out in the field as as a park ranger and park superintendent at the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. Most of his 30 years with the division was spent at Hammocks Beach State Park near Swansboro where Sam specialized in resource management and environmental education.
Sunset striations | Coastal Review
Nov 1, 2024 · Striations of clouds blanket the sky at sunset over North River in Carteret County recently. Photo: Dylan Ray
BOEM begins planning second Atlantic offshore wind lease
Sep 23, 2024 · The call stage looks at a broad area, between 3 nautical miles offshore, where state and federal waters meet, “all the way out to 60 meters, which is basically as deep as you can go and have fixed foundations for offshore wind turbines,” Theuerkauf said.
What's On the Line? Know Your Flounder | Coastal Review
Aug 10, 2020 · “Approximately 90% of flounder caught in North Carolina waters are southern flounder,” he said. The 2020 recreational flounder season in North Carolina begins Aug. 16 and runs through Sept. 30.
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Photographer captures Buxton beach after storm damage
Mar 28, 2024 · At the site of the former Navy and Coast Guard military base, which has been an area of concern since petroleum smells and sheens started appearing in the fall of 2023, the presence of old infrastructure has noticeably increased in the past several days.. Former remnants of concrete buildings, pipes, cables and other debris from the 1956 to 1982 Navy Base have been a continual sight since two ...
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