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COASTAL COMMUNITIES SEEK SUSTAINABLE ACTIONS

Winter 2010

image: People gather around tables of food.

Dec 1, 2010

COMMUNITY SUPPORTED INGENUITY

Up and down the East Coast, something fishy is happening in local communities.  People gathering at Harvard University to pick up freshly caught cod and pollock.  A truck pulling up to an inland Maine church to deliver shrimp from nearby Port Clyde.

Dec 1, 2010

PEOPLE & PLACES: Inland Sites Boost Shell Recycling Efforts

  Oysters are a traditional winter delicacy enjoyed at the coast and across the state. Every year, inland residents devour thousands of bushels of the tasty mollusk. And many of…
blue stormy ocean waves with white foam

Dec 1, 2010

NATURALIST’S NOTEBOOK: How Many Oceans?

What's the answer to that question? One? Five? Seven? How many oceans are there on the planet? I guess it depends on whom you ask. Most people give the answer as four or five or seven. But others give my favorite answer: one world ocean with five major geographical subdivisions.

Dec 1, 2010

LEGAL TIDES: Update on North Carolina’s Ocean Policy

A recent report, Developing a Management Strategy for North Carolina’s Coastal Ocean, provides an in-depth exploration of emerging ocean resources issues facing North Carolina and the adequacy of the state’s…

Dec 1, 2010

FILLING IN THE GAP: IDENTIFYING HYPOXIC IMPACTS IN NEUSE RIVER SPOT

Anyone traveling to the coastal waterfront in New Bern last summer might have noticed some unexpected and smelly visitors. The largest fish kill in nearly a decade left more than…
Houses on the waterfront

Dec 1, 2010

COASTAL COMMUNITIES SEEK SUSTAINABLE ACTIONS

"Sustainability," "sustainable development" and "going green" are popular terms linked with recent efforts to protect the environment and maintain natural resources. However, these terms mean different things to different people.