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Estuaries in North Carolina are comprised of bays, sounds, tidal salt marshes, and wetlands. Only Alaska and Louisiana have larger systems. Smith discusses research studies funded and carried out by the North Carolina Sea Grant program on this vital area where freshwater meets the sea.
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The National Marine Sanctuary Program, created in 1972 under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, conserves and protects the national deepest treasures. In 1975, the USS Monitor wreck site became the first national marine sanctuary. Since then twelve more sites have been added, covering about 20,000 square miles of ocean and Great Lakes waters.
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Barbara Doll has been named an Environmental Hero for 2001 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Doll, a North Carolina Sea Grant water quality extension specialist, was recognized for her work in preserving and protecting the nation's environment.
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Ports at Wilmington and Morehead City create 80,000 jobs statewide and generate around $300 million in tax revenues. In 1994, the Morehead City Port was deepened, and business increased. By 2005, the Wilmington Port will be deepened from 40 feet to 44 feet, and 26 miles of river deepened from 38 feet to 42 feet. Erik Stromerg, executive director of the State Ports Authority, discusses the economic impact of the project.
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One of the nation's premier state-managed artificial reef programs is found in the waters off North Carolina's coastline. State involvement in the program began in the mid-1980s, and today the North Carolina Department of Marine Fisheries manages thirty-nine ocean sites and seven estuarine sites. Only three of the ocean reefs are over twenty miles offshore. Artificial reefs are used to increase fish habitats and areas for sports fishing.
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Smith discusses folklorist Bill Mansfield's newest book, SONG OF AN UNSUNG PLACE: LIVING TRADITIONS BY THE PAMLICO SOUND. In it the author documents \"the folklore and folklife of the coastal county's mainland communities.\" Today Hyde County's population is 5,800, only half of what it was in 1990. Mansfield sees this as a concern if traditional ways are to be carried on and preserved. If the children and grandchildren move away, who will continue the old ways.
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The Coastal Society, an international organization, is marking its 25th anniversary in 2002. The purpose of the society is \"to address emergency marine and coastal issues.\" Smith discusses the society's influence on North Carolina.
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Restoring degraded inland streams is critical to protecting the health of the state's estuarine systems. Rocky Branch, which flows a mile through the North Carolina State University campus before emptying into Walnut Creek, was designated in 1978 as \"the most polluted urban stream in North Carolina.\" Smith describes the steps being taken at a cost of $4 million to restore this once pristine waterway.
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The CSS Neuse was an ironclad built at Kinston between 1862 and 1864. Although her career in service might be called less than glorious, the ship represented the newest technology of its time. The scuttled ship was raised from the river bottom in 1965, and the remains are displayed at the CSS Neuse State Historic Site in Kinston.
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Founded in 1978, the Watermark Association of Artisans in Camden is one of the nation's oldest craft cooperatives. The work produced there, including baskets, carved decoys, and dolls, reflects the culture and traditions of the coastal region. The 500-member cooperative sells its wares locally, on the QVC Home Shopping Network, and in trendy shops, including the Smithsonian Institution.
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The Edenton National Fish Hatchery was started in 1898 on Pembroke Creek and remained there for the next sixty years, relocating to a new site half-a-mile away in 1960. The hatchery's original mission was to address declining fish populations, including the American shad and river herring. Smith discusses the hatchery's mission and methods.
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Storm water runoff is the leading cause of degraded water quality, which threatens human and aquatic life. Smith discusses the planning being done by counties, municipalities, developers, and the federal government to address this problem.
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Finfish and shellfish need protection for the coastal habitats that they require for shelter and food. Smith describes the six coastal fisheries habitats, what threatens them, and plans the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources is developing for their protection.
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Ospreys, also known as sea hawks, are now a familiar sight along the North Carolina coast. Before the use of DDT was banned in 1972, the pesticide got into the food chain of ospreys; this caused them to lay thin-shelled eggs that affected the survival rate of the young. Since the banning, ospreys have been increasing in numbers. This fish-eating species mates for life and returns to the same nest year after year.
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The national Clean Marina Program was adopted by North Carolina in 2000. \"To qualify,\" says Mike Lopazanski, N.C. Division of Coastal Management coastal and policy analyst, \"marina operators must demonstrate that they voluntarily employ the best management and operation techniques that go beyond and above regulatory requirements.\" Marinas that fly the Clean Marina Flag signal to all that they are safeguarding the environment. Dalton's Yacht Service, Inc., located on Whitaker Creek in Oriental, was the first marina in the state to receive the Clean Marina designation.
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