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19212
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Pollutants, sediments, and toxins flow into North Carolina waters daily but many state officials and citizens believe something can be done to clean up the state's water. Several water projects have already begin, and the NC General Assembly has appropriated $7 million for the Clean Water Budget which will fund research and assistance programs.
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19213
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What was once a subsistence activity, hunting for deer, bear, wild turkey, squirrel, rabbit, or waterfowl is now mostly recreational along the North Carolina coast. Game hunting in this area of the state is very popular and Friday discusses its history and its changes.
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19214
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Although no longer the most popular restaurant fish, mullet are still an important species to North Carolina fishermen.
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19215
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An abundance of plant and animal life are free for harvest along North Carolina's shores. Besides wild game, fish, and shellfish, many plants are edible such as the prickly pear, yaupon, and sea lettuce.
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19216
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Although not a new concept, more people are moving into floating homes was a way to obtain low-cost waterfront housing. But this increase is also causing some issues for state and local governments as they struggle to regulate waterborne housing.
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19217
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In eastern North Carolina, farmland is lowland, so it must be drained to provide potential. But much of the freshwater drained out of the land funnels into brackish waters where young fish grow but are being inhibited by the freshwater. New research will attempt to manage this outflow in order to reap the benefits from both farmland and fish harvests.
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19218
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Big business in North Carolina to most people may mean tobacco or textiles, but to others that now includes fishing poles and waders. The state reeled in $193 million from recreational fishing in 1980 and the trend continues to grow.
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19219
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Today's recreational fishermen is a different breed who wants a bigger say in policy making decisions over species regulations and taxes. Some fishing programs are turning into federations of members who are fighting for recreational fishing rights.
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19220
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The most desirable neighborhood for North Carolina fish may be a community founded on old tires, scrap concrete, and sunken ships. Artificial reefs are now being used by NC Division of Marine Fisheries to improve the habitat of coastal waters that can support more fish.
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19221
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For many North Carolina coastal towns and cities, the waterfront has been a long-neglected resource. But towns such as Beaufort are leading the way for waterfront resurrection and revitalization, and others are following suit.
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19234
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Although Ocracoke village may seem like a solitary community, it has had a long history of interesting interactions spanning from Sir Walter Raleigh's expeditions to Blackbeard and German torpedoes.
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19235
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Scientists have long manipulated genetics to develop hybrids of plants to make more and better food for Americans. Now they are applying genetic manipulation on fish and are looking to improve the commercial and recreational fisheries of striped bass.
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19236
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Recreational wreck diving is a growing industry in North Carolina and coastal North Carolina is strewn the remains of thousands of wrecks ranging from schooners to blockade runners and schooners.
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19238
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North Carolina's seafood industry is heating up with new development programs through the Division of Marine Fisheries and Sea Grant that focus on marketing for increased consumption of the state's fish and shellfish.
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19239
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Ten years ago, hard clams were the harvest of North Carolina hand clammers, but times are changing and mechanical harvesting is bringing in the state's mollusks by the bushel.
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