Critically endangered North Atlantic right whale spotted off the Avon Pier

Video by Mike Hysong A critically endangered juvenile North Atlantic right whale was spotted off the Avon Pier on Sunday, January 8, and the rare encounter was captured on video by beachgoer Mike Hysong. The sighting caught the attention of Marina Doshkov, Database Technician and Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator with the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke […]

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Dare County Board takes steps toward a new beach nourishment study in Rodanthe

The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) unanimously approved taking steps toward a new Feasibility Study to determine the precise costs of performing a beach nourishment project in Rodanthe at their January 3 meeting in Manteo.  “We have a Feasibility Study from 2013, and obviously, the beach looks a little different since then,” said Barton Grover, […]

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202 cold-stunned sea turtles rescued over the Christmas holiday

The recent cold spell over the holidays gave many islanders a great excuse to stay at home with their family and friends, but Hatteras Island’s N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) volunteers were out in the elements all weekend long. That’s because with the plummeting temperatures, a staggering number of cold-stunned sea turtles were recovered […]

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STAR Center temporarily closes to the public as more than 50 cold-stunned sea turtles are rescued in two days

On Tuesday, December 27, the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island announced that it was temporarily closed to the public due to an influx of cold-stunned sea turtles over the holiday weekend. “The STAR Center has received over 50 new cold-stunned sea turtle patients over the […]

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