Efforts Launch to Protect Water Quality and Oysters in Stump Sound
Chefs and diners covet what they consider to be the “Cadillac” of oysters that grows in Stump Sound in Onslow County. The clean fresh and salt water that mix together…
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Swansboro and Coastal Federation Continue Partnership to Tackle Polluted Runoff
OCEAN – This year, the Town of Swansboro and the North Carolina Coastal Federation will continue their partnership to work for clean coastal waters. Plans are in the works to…
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North Carolina Coastal Federation Seeks Applicants for Environmental Award
OCEAN, N.C. – The North Carolina Coastal Federation is pleased to announce thecontinuation of the Coastal Stewardship Award in 2021. The federation is offering three$1,000 awards coastwide. The winners will…
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Annual project cleans up waterways and employs watermen and women during a slower time of the year
WANCHESE – The North Carolina Coastal Federation is set to begin its seventh year of the Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project this week. Thirty-one commercial watermen along the northern and…
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Annual Hatteras Island Oyster Roast Postponed Until 2022
HATTERAS, N.C. – The North Carolina Coastal Federation announced that the 2021 Hatteras Island Oyster Roast will not proceed, but the non-profit has plans to move forward with the event…
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Challenging Year Doesn’t Stop Efforts to Protect and Restore Our Magnificent N.C. Coast
OCEAN, N.C.—Given that 2020 was such a difficult year, the North Carolina Coastal Federation is pleased to share some really remarkable and encouraging accomplishments. Thanks to the significant contributions of…
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UNCW Rain Garden Will Reduce 1 Million Gallons of Runoff
The hard surfaces of parking lots usually contribute to polluted stormwater runoff and flooding by directing it to storm drains or surface waters. However, a new project at UNC-Wilmington is…
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Commercial fishers needed to help remove lost fishing gear
Applications to assist with the Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project in 2021 are open until Dec. 15, 2020. WANCHESE — Every year, crab pots and other fishing gear are lost…
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Federation and State partner on large scale marine debris removal project
North Carolina Coastal Federation and North Carolina Division of Coastal Management partner on large scale marine debris and vessel removal project WILMINGTON –The N.C. Division of Coastal Management, in partnership…
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Northeast AmeriCorps Achievements
The North Carolina Coastal Federation would like to congratulate the accomplishments of Rahdiaz “Ray” Delvillar, for completing his second AmeriCorps quarter-time term. In partnership with the federation and River City…
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Updates on Offshore Drilling and Seismic Testing
Offshore Drilling Moratorium Expanded to NC President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum on Sep. 25 that expanded an offshore drilling moratorium to the waters off the coast of North Carolina.…
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Offshore Drilling Moratorium Requested for NC
Senator Tillis issued a news release on Monday, September 21 announcing that “North Carolina will be included in a Presidential Memorandum withdrawing new leasing for offshore oil and gas developments…
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Federation Receives Marine Debris Removal Grant from NOAA
The North Carolina Coastal Federation will be removing large-scale marine debris in the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound with a grant award from the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris Program.…
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Large Scale Living Shoreline Construction Reducing Erosion
The end of summer marked the completion of construction of a 2,460-foot granite sill living shoreline at the town of Oriental’s Whittaker Pointe peninsula. The federation worked with the town,…
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N.C. Coastal Federation Restaurant to Reef Oyster Shell Recycling program up and running
Wanchese, N.C.—From a tasty supper to the sound, the North Carolina Coastal Federation recently built its first oyster reef entirely from oyster shells collected by local restaurants. The creation of…
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NC Absent from Expanded Offshore Drilling Moratorium
Just after Labor Day, President Trump extended a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in a portion of the Central and most of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and expanded…
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Plans for 15 Additional Acres of Oyster Reef Construction in Pamlico Sound Underway
Baby oysters and many coastal species will soon have a new home in the Pamlico Sound. The North Carolina Coastal Federation, in partnership with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries…
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Sunset Beach Living Shoreline
In 2019, the construction of a living shoreline, featuring 100 feet using an oyster dome sill and 60 feet of oyster shell bag sills, was completed. The area was also…
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