Unfazed by a heavy barrage of criticism and outright ridicule by sources ranging from Scientific American to the “Colbert Report,” the N.C. Senate’s Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee yesterday approved a new version of a bill that restricts the use scientific modeling in state and local public policy and regulations to predict future sea-level […]
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A bill that could be introduced when the N.C. General Assembly convenes Wednesday, May 16, would prevent state agencies and local governments from planning for the higher seas that many scientists expect later this century as the climate warms. Instead, the bill requires that any state forecast for future sea-level rise be based on the […]
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For the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries, this was already shaping up to be a particularly busy summer. A new sea turtle protection plan is in the works. There’s a heated, ongoing debate between the commercial and recreational fishing industries over a proposed bill for gamefish status for red drum, striped bass and sea trout. […]
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Coming up with a catchy name has been the easy part. Fishing families in North Carolina have faced plenty of challenges in the past few decades — from adapting to tighter regulations to heavy competition from foreign fishing fleets and farmed products. For leaders in the state’s growing local-catch movement, which aims to keep North […]
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