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In the early part of the 20th-century, harvests of a million bushels of oysters were common along the state's shoreline. However, over-harvesting, destruction of habitats, disease, pollution, and sediment from runoff have taken a toll on the native oyster population. Restoration efforts have been ongoing for many years. Smith discusses a monitoring program, the Statewide Oyster Spat Monitoring Project, which was the brainchild of Tony Alphin of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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2.Branching Out: Sustainability Series Broadens by Mosher, Katie Coastwatch Vol. Issue , Spring 2011
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16871
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Coastal trees not only provide welcome shade to residents and visitors, but they also offer water- and air-quality benefits. This ongoing Sustainability Series includes a section on trees and plants and their benefits to the community.
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North Carolina has used a variety of materials to make artificial reefs, such as sinking old ships or dumping thousands of rubber tires. Over 650,000 tires were dumped, but the problem with them was the tires lasted longer than the material tying them down, instead of the other way around. The result was that over 100,000 washed up on the beaches. Allegood reports on the state's new approach--placing concrete pieces and artificial reef balls in targeted areas, like the estuaries.
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Latham reports on netting sharks to gather data for fisheries management.
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16874
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Boaters using the state's southeastern coastal waters, which includes the counties of Brunswick, Pender, and New Hanover, must abide by a new Environmental Protection Agency ruling requiring boaters with onboard toilets to dispose of waste only at designated pump-out facilities.
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16875
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The crystal skipper, scientifically known as atrytonopsis new species 1, is a newly discovered butterfly found only along a thirty mile stretch of the state's barrier islands from Bear Island in Onslow County to Fort Macon at the eastern end of Bogue Banks in Carteret County. Shalley describes a project to plant bluestem grass on that stretch to help strengthen the species' population.
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A new 1,000 foot, public educational and fishing pier has risen phoenix-like on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Jennette's Pier at Nags Head will reopen as a unit of the North Carolina Aquariums Division and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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