Oyster Nursery Aims to Improve Lives, Water
Susan Hill, co-owner of Down East Mariculture in Carteret County, explains how her oyster nursery helps marine life, honors local history and supports the community.
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Lookout Pursues Dark Skies Designation
Officials at Cape Lookout National Seashore, in conjunction with the Crystal Coast Stargazers Club, plan to seek the park’s designation as an International Dark Sky Park.
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Roanoke Island Aquarium Goes Green
The state Department of Environmental Quality has certified the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island as a N.C. Green Travel destination for its sustainability goals to reduce energy use, landfill waste and overall impact on the environment.
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Wreck Uncovered on Hatteras Beach
The wreck of what may be an English ship that stranded in February 1883 was found this month on the beach across from the Wreck Tiki Bar and Food in Hatteras Village.
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Southport Museum to Hold Hurricane Series
The N.C. Maritime Museum in Southport will begin a hurricane series Monday and will be held once a month through hurricane season and to mark the 65th anniversary of Hurricane Hazel.
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Hatteras Museum to Hold Hurricane Talks
The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras is hosting a hurricane talk series June 20, July 18 and Aug. 15 focusing on documenting disasters with area photographer Daniel Pullen.
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April 12 Symposium to Highlight Whales
Whales found here, historic hunting practices and marine mammal conservation will be the focus of the fourth annual North Carolina Whales and Whaling Symposium in Beaufort.
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Trust Buys Land Possibly Tied to Lost Colony
Nearly 1,000 acres of land tied to the Lost Colony in Bertie County, the subject of archaeological research by The First Colony Foundation, has been purchased by the Coastal Land Trust.
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Oregon Inlet Artificial Reef Gets Funding
A grant from the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries and local donations will help fund an artificial reef to be built south of the Oregon Inlet sea buoy.
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Rodanthe Shipwreck ID’d as WWII Transport
Researchers with the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese have identified the remains of a sunken vessel in Pamlico Sound near Rodanthe as a World War II troop transport.
