News across Carteret County
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Published September 01River Watch’s last ‘third Saturday paddle’ of year Sept. 19
Cape Fear River Watch's final "third Saturday paddle" of the year invites participants to explore about 5 miles of Rice Creek on Sept. 19.
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Published August 31Recreational fishermen reminded to report flounder harvest
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries officials are reminding recreational flounder anglers that they must report their harvest this year.
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Published August 31Tailing reds in spartina marshes: Think like a struggling crab
When conditions are right, the tide is high, and the moon is full, and the redfish are able to swim above the spartina flats, look for their tails breaching the surface as they feed on fiddler crabs. Be the crab.
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Published August 28Fisheries ruling sets up likely yearslong state response
Now that a judge has ruled that the state has failed to rebuild and maintain healthy fish stocks and protect key habitats as required by law, fisheries officials must turn to the remedy phase, which is unclear at best.
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Published August 27State record cubera snapper boated off Cape Hatteras
The 85-pound fish measured just over 56 inches total length and had a girth of 40 inches, officials said.
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Published August 27NOAA’s Beaufort Lab to get new facility
NOAA's Beaufort Laboratory on Pivers Island is getting a new multi-million facility, the agency announced Thursday.
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Published August 27Recent rains help but heat has amplified long-dry conditions
"Heat Wave," "The Heat is On," "Burning for You": Song titles that may suit the sweltering summer that has left most of coastal North Carolina parched, and the state climatologist says the rainfall deficits much of the state is seeing began in August 2025.
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Published August 26Report blue land crab sightings to help biologists understand breadth
If you spot the non-native species, which looks like enormous fiddler crabs, snap a photo and report the date and location to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries.
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Published August 25Anglers asked to donate flounder carcasses for research
Flounder carcasses donated to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries during the 2026 recreational flounder season will be used for research to help inform future stock assessments.
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Published August 25Five barrier islands find five ways to keep herds wild, healthy
On barrier islands from the Delmarva Peninsula to North Carolina's Outer Banks, five horse herds share the same Colonial Spanish ancestry, but differ in how they're managed.
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Published August 24NOAA approves changes to dock repair, rebuilding rules
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has approved changes to North Carolina's coastal development rules to no longer require a CAMA permit to fix or rebuild docks, piers and walkways damaged by weather, fire or wear.
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Published August 24Nature reveals golden moment over Cedar Island
The sun sets behind a cloudbank Saturday as shown from above the Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge off Lola Road on Cedar Island in Carteret County that was established in 1964 occupies 14,494 acres on a peninsula jutting into southern Pamlico Sound, with N.C.…