Martha H. Staley

Martha H. Staley (Theisen), 86, of Southern Shores NC, passed away on February 12, 2022. Martha “Marcie” was born on July 4, 1935, in Chicago IL.  She lived in the Chicagoland area and Michigan City Indiana for the first half of her life where she had four children with Charles P Massaro.  Marcie was a […]

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Bluefin tuna fishing season closes Friday night after quota reached

NOAA regulators have announced vessels with an Atlantic Tunas General or Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Charter/Headboat category permit may not retain, possess, or land large medium or giant Atlantic bluefin tuna after 11:30 p.m., February 11, 2022. Based on the best available landings information, the 75-metric ton quota available for the January through March […]

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‘Cool critters’: Spotlight on 12 species of freshwater turtles

Freshwater turtles sometimes seem invisible, yet these cool critters are found in practically every freshwater body in North Carolina. Sea turtles seem to get all the glory, but most people are not aware that the state is also home to 17 species of freshwater turtles. For the purposes of this story, we will be investigating […]

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Registration Opens for the “Introductory Fisheries Science” Online Course

Registration is open for North Carolina Sea Grant’s popular “Introductory Fisheries Science” course. Scott Baker and Sara Mirabilio, fisheries specialists with over 40 years of combined experience, will bring together state experts in new virtual classes designed for recreational and commercial fishers — and for anyone else interested in fisheries science. “This year’s course is another […]

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