If the air seems clearer in North Carolina these days, it’s not your imagination.
The Bald Head Island marina on Bald Head Island, and the Deep Point and Indigo Plantation marinas in Southport are the newest facilities to be certified as North Carolina Clean Marinas, a designation given to marinas that exceed minimum regulatory requirements.
The king mackerel are biting, but so are the Spanish mackerel, and fishermen are getting them confused.
WHERE: Eden Town Hall (Eden Room), 308 East Stadium Drive, Eden, N.C.
WHEN: 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27
WHO: Hosted by N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
State officials urge people to avoid contact with potentially harmful algal blooms that have developed in the Edenton Bay in Chowan County due to recent hot weather.
The state’s marine fisheries division has postponed two meetings scheduled for next week to explain new flounder permit and reporting requirements for pound net fishermen and fish dealers.
The state’s marine fisheries division is reminding fishermen that license offices in Elizabeth City and Washington may experience unplanned, short-term closures due to a temporary shortage of personnel. These offices will additionally close daily for lunch until further notice.
The state marine fisheries division will hold a public hearing on a proposed water column lease for shellfish aquaculture in Carteret County.
Adam Tyler has filed an application to lease approximately 2.6 acres of water column on his existing bottom lease in Jarrett Bay.
Federal officials are praising a program in the McCrory administration’s environmental agency for its success at helping small businesses save money and protect the environment.
The state marine fisheries division is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program for federal fiscal year 2017, which runs Oct. 1, 2016 through Sept. 30, 2017.