Coastal Review

N.C. Department of Transportation vehicle ferry, Fort Fisher. Photo: NCDOT The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Friday that its Ferry Division will temporarily suspend service on the Southport-Fort Fisher ferry route beginning Sept. 1

The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries' 2025 Fishery Management Plan Review includes information for all 12 coastal species, including blue crab, managed by the state. Photo: NCDEQ The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries has released its

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality staff are working on the draft 2026 amendment to the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan. Photo: NCDEQ A committee of the Environmental Management Commission when it meets this month is to hear progress on th

Septic systems are exposed in Buxton March 27, 2024. Photo: Don Bowers/Island Free Press MANTEO - On an oceanfront beach where houses collapse and scatter their debris on the shoreline, the remains of their septic tanks sitting for months or even years in

Brock Davenport of Beaufort poses with his new state record catch jolthead porgy. Photo: Division of Marine Fisheries Brock Davenport of Beaufort is the new state recordholder for his recent catch jolthead porgy, aka Calamus bajonado. The North Carolina D

This living shoreline project on Stump Sound is in Onslow County. Photo: North Carolina Coastal Federation Local governments and federally and state recognized tribes in North Carolina's 20 coastal counties may apply for state funding to help communities

Crews work to remove an abandoned vessel near Carolina Beach Inlet. Photo: Stacia Strong The North Carolina Coastal Federation has created an online resource to support communities that want to better understand and respond to abandoned and derelict vesse

Beaufort County resident John Richards fills out a comment form at Tuesday's listening session hosted by the N.C. Ferry Division in Washington while his wife, Rene, entertains the couple's 1-year-old daughter, Elsie Mae. Photo: Trista Talton WASHINGTON -

A very happy bee noshing on a gorgeous mimosa flower. Photo: Andy Smith Almost everybody knows what mimosas are. Not the orange juice and champagne kind, although those are fairly popular in some circles, rather the plant world variety. With their feather

Kayakers enjoy a paddle led by Cape Fear River Watch. Photo courtesy of CFRW Hit the water with Cape Fear River Watch for what will be the organization's final paddle of the season. Paddlers are invited on Sept. 19 to explore about 5 miles of relaxing Ric