MOREHEAD CITY — There’s still time for Carteret County residents and others to give input on proposed revisions to state groundwater quality standards.
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ATLANTIC BEACH — Beach nourishment ended in Fort Macon State Park and moved into eastern Atlantic Beach this week, with sand coming from the harbor at the N.C. Port of Morehead City.
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MOREHEAD CITY — A local researcher is at the forefront of studying how wastewater can be used to detect and track the novel coronavirus, helping public health officials in North Carolina better understand COVID-19 and how it spreads throughout communities.
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EMERALD ISLE — On Friday, local commercial fisherman Marty Frost of Salter Path and his grandson, Hunter Trott, steered their boat to shore with a load of derelict crab pots, collected on behalf of the N.C. Coastal Federation.
CORRECTION: This article was updated at 11:53 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, after a subject was incorrectly quoted.
MOREHEAD CITY — Local environmentalists and others are invited to join Coastal Carolina Riverwatch Thursday to learn more about its work to project clean water.
EMERALD ISLE — Town commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday night to concur with the Carteret County Beach Commission’s recommendation to not opt into a federal beach nourishment program for Bogue Banks.
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MOREHEAD CITY — Three conservations groups have jointly given notice they’ll be filing a complaint against federal fisheries managers, alleging they’ve weakened rules protecting sea turtles.
OCEAN — Local high school students have an opportunity to receive an award for their environmental support from the N.C. Coastal Federation.
EMERALD ISLE — The town got a rare visit from a seal Wednesday, and the Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol protected the juvenile on the beach until it left sometime after 12:30 a.m. Thursday.
WILMINGTON/GREENVILLE — There’s still time for coastal residents in Carteret County and beyond to take part in a survey on their experiences with Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
HARKERS ISLAND — The majority of Shackleford Banks horses are female, according to a 2020 annual report released Tuesday by National Parks Service officials with Cape Lookout National Seashore and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses.
ATLANTIC BEACH — The Atlantic Beach Town Council is backing the Carteret County Beach Commission in its decision to maintain the existing master plan to nourish and maintain the beaches of Bogue Banks.
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EMERALD ISLE — Equipment for the soon-to-start Emerald Isle beach nourishment project should arrive by next week, with work scheduled to begin between Jan. 24-31.
OCEAN — Given that 2020 was such a difficult year, the N.C. Coastal Federation said it is pleased to share “some really remarkable and encouraging accomplishments.”
MOREHEAD CITY — There’s still a few days left for local researchers to apply for a grant from N.C. Sea Grant.
EMERALD ISLE — For the second year in a row, the novel coronavirus pandemic has caused town officials to cancel the Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival.
OCEAN — A Carteret County-based coastal conservation nonprofit and partnered commercial fishermen are preparing to collect lost fishing gear.
BOGUE BANKS — Carteret County residents with natural Christmas trees have an opportunity to donate them at Fort Macon State Park to help maintain the dunes.
HARKERS ISLAND/BEAUFORT — Cape Lookout National Seashore remains open to visitors throughout the year, and the National Park Service said there are a number of activities available during winter.
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Local commercial fishermen and charter/headboat crews will get more bluefin tuna quota in January.
MOREHEAD CITY — State fisheries managers ask residents and visitors who are out on the water or near it to keep an eye open for cold stunned fish.
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MOREHEAD CITY — A local sea turtle expert said last week he’s concerned about a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal that the state eliminate the “window” in which channel maintenance by hopper dredge is allowed at the ports of Morehead City and Wilmington.
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EMERALD ISLE — Carteret County’s Shore Protection Office hopes to work with state legislators in 2021 to get a recurring source of funds to help local governments pay for beach nourishment projects.
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Local charter and headboat crews may no harvest bluefin tuna from the general category fishery until Friday, Jan. 1.
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