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For-Hire Fishing: Rich in Coastal History; Enriching Coastal Economies

Summer 2010

Wharf

Jun 1, 2010

PEOPLE & PLACES: Hidden History: Cashie Reveals Backwater Wharf

It took a nudge from Mother Nature for the Cashie River in Bertie County to reveal one of its long-hidden secrets. Northwesterly winds blew the deep, dark water downstream, dropping the river enough to temporarily uncover a previously unknown shipwreck only a few feet from the shoreline of Bob and Becky Bowling's home.
A red wolf stares into the camera.

Jun 1, 2010

NATURALIST’S NOTEBOOK: Return of the Red Wolf

This article was published in the Summer 2010 issue of Coastwatch. The dense, humid air of a Dare County summer night is filled with anticipation. A large group of tourists…
Black sea bass caught.

Jun 1, 2010

SEA SCIENCE: 2010 Fishery Resource Grants: Ushering Benefits, Rewards for Coastal Communities, Ecosystems

  This article was published in the Summer 2010 issue of Coastwatch. If you’re a regular reader of Coastwatch magazine, you’ll know that one of the mainstay efforts of North…
bucket of cape sharks

Jun 1, 2010

Listening to the Sea

  This article was published in the Summer 2010 issue of Coastwatch. To many of us, “spiny dogfish” are meaningless words. Some of you might know it’s a small species of…
Boats docked near IMS and Duke Marine Lab.

Jun 1, 2010

For-Hire Fishing: Rich in Coastal History; Enriching Coastal Economies

This article was published in the Summer 2010 issue of Coastwatch. It’s late afternoon dockside at the Hatteras Harbor Marina. Excitement ripples through a gathering crowd waiting for a string…