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27674
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The North Carolina Coastal Federation is a nonprofit organization that protects the natural North Carolina coast. Formed in 1982 in response to peat miners’ plans to harvest land near the Pamlico and Albemarle sounds, the federation members spend much of their time removing crab pots and other debris from coastal waters.
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34270
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For the first time ever, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, the Coastal Resources Commission, and the Marine Fisheries Commission met together June 1 in Raleigh for the Habitat Summit. They are developing Coastal Habitat Protection Plans required by the Fisheries Reform Act of 1997. The plans will address protecting wetlands, spawning areas, threatened/endangered species habitat, nursery areas, shellfish beds, submerged aquatic vegetation, and Outstanding Resource Waters.
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15624
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Ross argues that trouble is looming for coastal North Carolina after the Legislature passed bills that roll back on environmental protections. Human and natural forces are pushing and pulling for and against coastal development, and finding a balance is proving difficult.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 29, July 2011, p5, 7, f Periodical Website
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