Rebecca Nagy

Mar 1, 2004

Keeping the Coast Secure for the Future

Now, with development in some coastal counties approaching critical mass, Tursi continues to pursue answers to many of the same questions as a full-time environmental "guardian."

Mar 1, 2004

North Carolina Seafood Shimmers Under Lights at Famed Fulton Fish Market

As Eric Voliva rolls a Wanchese Fish Company truck into the streets of lower Manhattan, the sky is pitch black except for the lights of the Brooklyn Bridge and skyscrapers.

Dec 1, 2003

Beyond the Boundaries: Indonesian Officials Take Home Coastal Lessons

Surf City on Topsail Island is a long way from the beaches of Bali, or any of the 17,500 islands that make up Indonesia. But lessons learned along the North Carolina coast will factor in discussions this year in Indonesia, where pivotal coastal legislation is being considered.

Dec 1, 2003

Sea Turtles by Satellite

Since September, McClellan, research specialist with the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort, and colleague Waples, have been meeting pound netters in the Pamlico Sound at unseemly hours hoping to find what many dread — sea turtles in fishing nets.

Dec 1, 2003

Core Banks Cottages Rich in History, Tradition

As soon as Wilson Davis pulls up in his boat to the shoreline near his wooden cottage on Core Banks, he steps back to a "different way of life."

Oct 1, 2003

Naturalist’s Notebook: Knowing Beans About the Beach

These little ocean-going envoys are called sea beans, and though many of them really are beans, they do not come from the sea itself. They are seeds fom tropical vines, plants and trees that grow in faraway rain forests. They fall into the streams and rivers of the lower latitudes, and the water carries them to the oceans. There, sea beans can float with the currents for hundreds or thousands of miles, and for many months, sometimes years.

Oct 1, 2003

Habitat Protection Plans: Homeland Security for Fisheries

High above Earth, a passing satellite blinks in recognition of North Carolina's unique geography: A line of barrier islands protects the mainland from the ocean's energy, channeling its flow through narrow inlets. Behind the barriers, irregular shorelines define a system of shallow sounds, bays and tidal creeks that are intricately tied to the ocean's will. Mighty rivers appear as threads connecting mountains to piedmont to coastal plain.

Oct 1, 2003

Blue Crab Lab: A Recipe for Survival

Before it lives up to its scientific name — Callinectes sapidus or tasty, beautiful swimmer — the blue crab goes through a couple of ugly larval stages. Fortunately, its survival doesn't depend on its being a beautiful baby.

Oct 1, 2003

Coastal Storytellers Spin Fish House Tales and Other Whoppers

While standing in front of a fish house scene complete with rocking chairs, Rodney Kemp spins a whopper about a bolt of lightning turning North Carolina's only menhaden plant into a towering inferno.

Jun 1, 2003

Cedar Island: Laid-Back Lifestyle Still Prevails

It's a slow day Down East as a yellow lab roams along the Cedar Island Harbor pier. Nearby, a young man listens to a Willie Nelson song while relaxing on a well-worn gray sofa inside an open shelter facing the harbor.