King Tides Project Needs High-Water Photos

COASTAL REVEIW ONLINE Due to the lunar perigee on Friday and the super new moon Saturday, higher than normal water levels are being predicted next week, the North Carolina King Tides Project announced Monday. The North Carolina King Tides Project, a citizen science initiative to document high tide events using photos, is asking those who experience […]

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Days After July’s Record Rainfall, Problems by the Point Remain By JOY CRIST

Though the majority of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands are finally dry after an inundation of record-breaking rainfall, Lighthouse Road near Cape Point and the Cape Point Campground are still struggling with leftover standing water. The Cape Point Campground, which temporarily closed on July 25 because of the heavy rains, remains closed despite a hopeful August […]

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New Shrimping Rules Slowly Migrate Through Sea of Bureaucracy

By Sandy Semans Ross OUTER BANKS VOICE Almost two years after it surfaced, a proposal to radically curtail commercial shrimping is crawling through the state’s rule-making process. The North Carolina Wildlife Federation petitioned the Marine Fisheries Commission for the new rules in November 2016, and after modifications, the panel accepted the request on Feb. 16, […]

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