The spotted seatrout fishing season reopened today in North Carolina waters. The recreational bag limit will be four-fish per person per day, and the minimum size limit will be 14 inches total length. All undersized or over the daily harvest limit fish caught must be immediately returned to the waters where taken, regardless of the […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore has announced that anyone with information about the individual(s) responsible for etching the letters “SEF” into Cape Hatteras Lighthouse’s original bronze door can report it anonymously through the Dare Community Crime Line at https://darecommunitycrimeline.org/tips/ The National Seashore has also reached out to several bronze conservators within the National Park Service. […]
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The Outer Banks Preservation Association (OBPA) launched a new initiative this week to educate visitors on the rules of the off-road. Partnering with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the OBPA has introduced thousands of “Don’t Be a Clown, Air Down” stickers that will hopefully remind folks to air down their tires before hitting the beach, […]
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A new flood gauge is being installed at the Emergency Ferry Dock in Rodanthe, per a recent announcement by North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM.) The new gauge will join a network of more than 560 strategically positioned rain and stream gauges across the state that measure rainfall and water levels in order to warn first […]
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BY MICHELLE WAGNER OUTER BANKS SENTINEL The State Board of Elections officially recognized the Constitution party last week, paving the way for the state’s fifth political party to put candidates on the 2018 General Election ballot. What’s not clear yet is who will be running under the party’s banner this November. In describing its platform, […]
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COASTAL REVIEW ONLINE Republicans in the House of Representatives are proposing significant penalties against states that block drilling for oil and natural gas off their coasts, the Washington Post reported. The proposal, expected to be discussed Thursday during a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee, would allow states to disapprove of offshore drilling in […]
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June 14, 2018 The Senate cut a measure that would have allowed beer and wine sales on the new passenger ferry from House Bill 1029, which is a broader bill that addresses transportation laws in the state of North Carolina. The measure was originally included in two House Bills, H1029 and H500, which addressed statewide […]
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The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was recently vandalized, per an announcement from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. An individual or individuals etched the letters “SEF” on the original bronze door that opens up to the 1870 lighthouse, and the National Seashore requests that anyone with information on the vandalism contact them as soon as possible. “Many […]
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The Dare County Waterways Commission started to look ahead to possible late summer / early fall dredging of the South Ferry Channel in Hatteras Inlet at a brief June 11 meeting in Buxton. Commission members were grateful for the current navigable condition of Hatteras Inlet, but noted that maintenance dredging of the South Ferry Channel […]
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State legislators are getting a crash course in commercial fisheries due to the variety of fishing issues addressed in a pair of bills filed in the short session. But time is running out for those proposals to be heard in the N.C. General Assembly, as lawmakers plan to wrap up their work as soon as […]
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