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19391
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Although little acknowledged, the Great Atlantic Coast Storm of 1962 that hit North Carolina during Ash Wednesday, is considered one of the most destructive storms in the state's history.
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19392
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North Carolina has many resources that pull together to protect the state's water, natural, and coastal cultural resources, such as the NC Coastal Federation, the NC Wildlife Foundation, and NC Environmental Defense Fund to name a few.
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20144
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Whether you are traveling by car or simply cruising the internet, the Outer Banks offers unique ways to visit important cultural, historical, geographical, and environmental features of North Carolina's Outer Banks. The Outer Banks National Scenic Byway connects sea and soundside villages, museums, lighthouses, wildlife refuges, ferries, and the coastal shared heritage. The Outer Banks Maritime Heritage Trail provides a virtual travel experience with videos and oral histories highlighting landmarks on land or under water, along N.C. 12 from Nags Head to Hatteras Inlet.
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20147
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With programs like Research Educator Exchange Forum (REEF) and Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence SouthEast (COSEE SE), ocean and water scientists in North Carolina are reaching out to more schools and audiences to provide marine science education.
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20324
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The ocean provides much for the planet, but there is still a great deal we do not know about the workings of 70 percent of the earth's surface, especially in its deepest parts. Therefore, scientists at North Carolina universities are leading the way, along with government agencies and entities such as the NC Museum of Natural Sciences are building momentum to explore into the vast reaches of the ocean.
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20326
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Often referred to the Oscars of the culinary world, the James Beard Foundation Awards honor people and businesses in the food industry that exemplify the characteristics promoted by James Beard, a pioneer of cooking shows and a promoter of fresh and local foods. This year, North Carolina had 13 semifinalists and one finalist for the awards, many with strong connections to the shore, and fresh, local seafood.
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20327
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Teri O'Meara, a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is taking on the soft mud of the North Carolina Coastal Reserve in order to study the nitrogen cycle of marshes at Carrot Island and Currituck Banks.
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20328
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North Carolina is home to a prehistoric species that was a common menu item along the east coast in the 19th century: Atlantic sturgeon. Although the extensive estuary system of North Carolina has allowed the Atlantic sturgeon to thrive, it has recently been placed on the endangered species list.
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20329
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The tight-knit community of the Core Sound region of Carteret County has nurtured generations of boat builders and fisherman. Recently, the Core Sound region has become the focus of a new documentary, CORE.SOUNDERS, that looks at their traditions, values, and dealings with the rise of globalization and development.
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21261
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In her newest book, Literary Trails of Eastern North Carolina: A Guidebook, Georgann Eubanks lays out 18 tours that will take readers to places in Eastern North Carolina that have inspired poets, journalists, novelists, and playwrights to write about this area of the state.
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21273
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Author Georgann Eubanks talks with Rhett Register about her travels in eastern North Carolina, what influence the area has on writers, and how she feels writers can best use her guidebooks.
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21274
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Tom Burgess and Paul Rudershausen are conducting research to match mesh size on catch boxes to black sea bass length. They are seeking to find a mesh size that will meet the new black sea bass fishery standard of trapping fish eleven inches or longer and insuring the release of the remainder. Lee reports on their work.
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21793
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Scientists and farmers are working together to reduce pollution in the Pamlico Sound. Register examines the work researchers are performing on the Albemarle Peninsula to help with wetlands restoration.
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21798
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Lee talks with two oyster growers about their aquaculture operations. Joey Daniels operates the Bodie Island Oysters aquaculture operation for the Wanchese Fish Company. Over the past two years he has built it into one of the largest producers in the state. Chris Matteo operates Chadwick Creek Oysters, at Bayboro in Pamlico County.
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21799
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Bangley, a doctoral student in coastal resources management at East Carolina University and Chris Hickman, a commercial fisherman for thirty-nine years in the waters around Cape Hatteras, combine their knowledge and experience to search the state's coastal waters for sharks. The two discuss how the research can benefit fisheries management.
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