During a recent, failed push to ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina sounds, an opponent mentioned a study commissioned by the General Assembly expected to shed light ...

For the protection, restoration, and sustainable management of wetland ecosystems, precision in extracting high-quality wetland land cover information is crucial. This study focused on the National ...

Coastal and Estuary Planning round open until 30 June 2025 The program provides funding to enable local councils with their communities to prepare coastal management programs (CMPs) and implement ...

In the Liaohe Estuary salt marsh wetland, the primary producers are mainly benthic microalgae and Phragmites communis, with biomasses of 250.6 t·km −2 and 501.0 t·km −2, respectively, far exceeding ...

Photo Credit: Esther L. The flounder is served hot and fresh, often with a wedge of lemon that you’ll want to squeeze over the top for that perfect hint of acidity. The accompanying slaw provides a ...

Developmetn site at 60 Tringa Street, Tweed Heads. Locals say that the approval of the latest modifications of the flood prone, zombie development application (DA) for a 37-lot industrial subdivision ...

“The flounder bite has been hot, with a lot of nice 1-to-3-pound fish being caught,” he says. He says the outgoing inlet tide has been delivering quality fish (reds, tarpon, snook), while the ...

Around half of those shrimp were landed in the Pamlico Sound, the same report says, and that's been the case since 1994. The estuary is vital for young fish in the region.

Proponents said the measure puts North Carolina in line with trawling restrictions in Virginia and South Carolina and is needed to protect the 2.2 million acres of the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary ...

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The North Carolina Senate advanced a sweeping fisheries bill Wednesday that would ban shrimp trawling in inland waters and within a half-mile of the state’s coastline, ...

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday. The bill would also mandate six-week recreational fishing seasons for southern flounder and red snapper through 2029.