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Analysis: Why NC imposed new limits on spot, croaker
WEBJun 2, 2021 — The state Division of Marine Fisheries earlier this spring imposed new recreational bag limits and commercial season closures to protect stocks of spot and Atlantic croaker. effective April 15, the recreational bag limit for spot and Atlantic croaker is 50 fish per person, per day, per species, and applies to all recreational fishing with hook ...
Beachcomber’s View: Whelks Versus Conchs | Coastal Review
WEBApr 22, 2019 — Whelk shells are often mistakenly called conch shells, but there are many differences in the two shell types. For starters, aside from the whelks preferring cold water and conchs preferring tropical waters, whelks are carnivores – and at times, cannibals – whereas conchs are herbivores. Known as the “bullies of the sea,” whelks attack ...
Public Trust Doctrine: Who Owns the Beach? | Coastal Review
WEBSep 29, 2016 — People in North Carolina have always had the right to enjoy the state’s oceanfront beaches, though some of that beach might be owned by private land owners. They are granted that right by the so-called “public trust doctrine,” an ancient legal principle with roots in antiquity. The doctrine has been legally challenged unsuccessfully in ...
Long a destination, Morehead City on road to change
WEBSep 14, 2023 — While Morehead City in Carteret County may only be the Crystal Coast’s idea of a big city, it is a transportation hub, occupying an important spot on both a state railroad and a U.S. highway, the latter of which is in the process of upgrades to interstate quality. The city has already grown to the point where it hosts some of the only major ...
Though it’s Shark Week on TV, sharks are year-round in NC
WEBJul 12, 2021 — It averages 6 feet long and about 110 to 150 pounds. True to its name, this shark prefers the sandy bottoms of coastal areas, and is known for seasonal migration like many other requiem sharks. Because sandbar sharks have such a long growth and reproduction cycle, it is earning selected protected status in many areas.
Coastal Plain Is One of World’s “Bio” Hotspots
WEBApr 21, 2016 — The coastal plain is high in plant diversity especially, he said, and meets the necessary threshold of more than 1,500 endemic vascular plants, those with tissues that conduct water, sap and nutrients, such as flowering plants and ferns. The hotspot designation is also meant to bring attention to those …
Recalling the Lighthouse Move, 20 Years On | Coastal Review
WEBJun 17, 2019 — The National Park Service will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the historic move 9:30-11:30 a.m. July 1 on the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse grounds. The celebration will include speakers, a panel discussion, artifacts from the lighthouse move, expanded interpretive ranger talks, activities for children and lighthouse climbs that are free of charge.
Hurricane Fran: A Storm to Remember - Coastal Review
WEBSep 2, 2016 — Hurricane Fran, the sixth named storm of the 1996 season, made landfall just south of Wilmington on the evening of Sept. 5. Fran came ashore as a moderate hurricane, a category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, with 115 mph sustained winds and a 12-foot storm surge. It was the strongest hurricane to make U.S. landfall in decades.
The Fiery Origins of Carolina Bays - Coastal Review
WEBAug 23, 2013 — Found in the coastal plains along the Atlantic shoreline, Carolina bays are shallow wetland depressions that are fed by rain or groundwater. They range in size from less than an acre to thousands of acres. Most of the 500,000 or so Carolina Bays are in the Carolinas and Georgia, with the highest concentration found in Bladen County in North ...