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Recalling the Lighthouse Move, 20 Years On | Coastal Review
Jun 17, 2019 · In 1980, the National Park Service started planning for long-term protection. The park service began a three-year public input process and in 1987, reached out the National Academy of Sciences that submitted in 1988 a report recommending moving the lighthouse as the most cost-effective protection, according to the park service.. The move was debated for years until in 1996, North Carolina ...
Coastal Plain Is One of World’s “Bio” Hotspots
Apr 21, 2016 · The North American Coastal Plain biospot covers more than 800,000 square miles from Florida to Maine. Map: Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund. Now, the North American Coastal Plain joins areas such as the Cape Floristic Region in South Africa, the Mediterranean Basin and the Tropical Andes as biodiversity hotspots.
Our Coast's History: Menhaden Fishing Days | Coastal Review
Aug 10, 2021 · The menhaden factory, where the fish were processed into fertilizer and oil, was just at the other end of the dock, and it had a “salt house,” he said. At the end of every day of fishing, the fishermen soaked their nets in salt. “Pickling the nets,” it was called. The salt “killed off the slime,” Capt. Willis told me.
Beachcomber’s View: Science of Sea Glass | Coastal Review
Jun 12, 2019 · Call 252-728-3600 or visit. People come from all over the world, year after year, to enjoy all the treasures that these miles of sand have to offer, and one of these treasures that is growing in popularity and diminishing in availability is sea glass. Most sea glass comes from broken bottles, with just a small percentage from decorative items ...
Beachcomber’s View: Whelks Versus Conchs | Coastal Review
Apr 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 ...
Sam's Field Notes: Diversity of Carolina Crabs - Coastal Review
03/13/2017 by Sam Bland. Male fiddler crabs are known for their large claw, which is capable of bloodying a finger. Photo: Sam Bland. BOGUE BANKS — After a day of strong gusty southwest winds, the ocean was now soothed by a mild northerly wind. No longer agitated, it lay as calm and flat as an aqua blanket stretching to the cloudless horizon.
Sneads Ferry, Newport shaped by Marine Corps neighbors
Sep 26, 2022 · The Sneads Ferry Bridge on N.C. 172 crosses the New River and links Sneads Ferry to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Photo: Eric Medlin. The military has been a boon to North Carolina’s economy. It has brought in millions in government spending, thousands of jobs, and generations of families eager to live and retire where they used to serve.
New plan details strategy to save, restore NC’s salt marshes
May 15, 2024 · Threats to the state’s 220,000 acres of salt marshes spurred the development of a five-year strategy designed to protect and restore this vegetation that helps protect shorelines from erosion and provides habitat for juvenile seafood to grow. Released Wednesday, the North Carolina Salt Marsh Action Plan has the overarching goal “to protect ...
The Gulf Stream and the Age of Exploration | Coastal Review
Apr 1, 2016 · Call 252-728-3600 or visit. During the Age of Exploration, to follow the money trail one had only to seek out a great current in the ocean of unimaginable proportions. It wielded the power to control the weather and shape the lives and …