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Due to a new North Carolina Fisheries regulation, fishery agents and fishermen are working to reduce bycatch -- the amount of non-targeted catch -- fishermen net along with their intended catch. Various bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) are being tested.
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The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission provides and designates sanctuaries for waterbirds.
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547
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Despite an injection of new technology, and a fresh look at old regulations, crab processing is still a labor-intensive industry.
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751
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Memorial Day marks the rush of tourists to the North Carolina coast. Statistics and profiles of the average North Carolina coastal tourist are provided.
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842
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Native Americans introduced many of the crops that are staples in the American diet, and supplied many words that are commonly used in American society today.
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Present-day North Carolina once contained tribes of Native Americans that witnessed the European arrival.
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6192
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Nationwide, crawfish culture is the largest crustacean aquaculture, and with the rising popularity of Cajun cooking, it has found a niche in North Carolina. Currently there are fourteen crawfish producers in the state. Around 100,000 pounds of crawfish are harvested from 180 acres of ponds. Hart discusses this small, but growing industry.
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Currituck is a county divided. On the one side are planned communities of expensive beach houses who cater to tourists and weekend and seasonal residents. On the other side are stretches of uninhabited beach and marsh owned by the state and federal governments, and small villages of long-term residents. Developers are attempting to bridge the gaps that deny access to many parts of the area but others don't want the change from isolation.
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19385
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A decade ago Wilmington was one of the South's best-kept secrets. But now this sleepy little port city is a growing, regional city drawing people like high-salaried professionals and rich retirees to weekend warriors and tourists from across the country.
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19389
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The popularity of catfish outside the South is quickly catching fire, and with it North Carolina's production of aquaculture-grown catfish.
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25035
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New controversy over seafood has people in the fish industry upset. The question is whether there should be a similar inspection for seafood like the ones for beef, poultry, and pork.
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19371
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The schools of river herring once came in droves to the waters of North Carolina but recently the river herring catch has plummeted by more than 1.4 million pounds. Causes of river herring reduction come from water pollution that causes blue-green algae to deplete the oxygen supply to eggs and young fish, while dams and other water projects have altered the natural flow of rivers that alter the natural instincts of the herring.
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19380
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Tar Heels have made a big sweep across North Carolina, turning out in record numbers from the mountains to the coast to pick up litter from the state's beaches, lakes, rivers, and streams. More than 9,000 North Carolinians picked up 160 tons of trash along the states's waterways and shorelines.
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25032
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There are many possible uses for creatures and materials found under the sea. These materials could mean great strides in medical advances.
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19345
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Net making is a time-honored tradition in coastal North Carolina that is as synonymous with fishing as the fish themselves.
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