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19324
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Beach access and the public's right to use the beach are important parts of David Owen's job as director of the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management.
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19325
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As owner of Crocker's Marine in Wrightsville Beach, Kay Crocker is one of the leading boat salesmen in North Carolina. But his reputation is built on more than just his salesmanship; his knowledge of the fishing industry has made him an unofficial spokesman for anglers in the state.
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19326
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North Carolina has a unique resource: oceanfront forests. Despite the inhospitable environment, maritime forests such as these provide barrier islands along the state's coast with special benefits that include anchoring the shifting sands, storing fresh water, and adding soil.
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19327
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Due to development and the clearing of land that comes with more houses and more buildings, the maritime forests of North Carolina's coast are in danger of vanishing. Given the benefits they provide the coastal environment, many are working to prevent this loss.
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19328
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Given global climate change coastal areas such as along North Carolina will have to battle with associated changes like sea level rise. Friday discusses the worst and best case scenarios that coastal North Carolinians will face as the seas encroach over the sands.
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19329
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In North Carolina, littering is against the law whether you are on the highway, the beach, or the water.
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19332
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Ask any North Carolina fishermen what his favorite time of year is and most likely they will say fall. Not only is the weather nice, but thousands of fish pass through the North Carolina's coastal waters on their way to Florida.
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19334
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For several weeks in early fall, millions of birds travel from their breeding grounds in the northern United States and Canada to wintering spots in the southern United States. Since coastal North Carolina is in the flight path of many of these migratory birds, the state's beaches are flooded with transients.
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19335
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Even though states like North Carolina are brimming with fish and shellfish, the state and the country are increasingly serving imported seafood, and North Carolina fishermen are looking to other countries to export their seafood.
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19343
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With increased development and growing populations, oysters are subject to contamination from human and animal waste. But North Carolina is cracking down on contaminated shellfish with cleaner water and filtration.
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19344
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Davis discusses the history of the Lifesaving Service along the eastern seaboard, and the unique character of the men in this service along North Carolina's coast.
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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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19346
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Although in the 1950s it was hard for Frank Thomas to get people to listen about operating their seafood plants, thirty years later people in North Carolina's seafood industry could not imagine it without him. Thomas is credited with bringing North Carolina's seafood industry into the modern age.
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19347
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From the hemosponge that takes oxygen from seawater to supported underwater life to a plastic worm that rouses fish taste buds, Joe and Celia Bonaventura are combining marine biology and biotechnology to produce some interesting products at Duke Marine Lab.
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19348
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With the lingering red tide, fishermen, especially shell fishers, have been out of jobs for weeks. The toxic tide has influenced a ban on shellfish harvesting in some areas.
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