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High Season 2004

From Students to Sturgeon: Wilson Bay Revived

A wavering line of children — mucking through a path in the marsh to collect critters for a lesson in marine biology — mirrors nearby reeds swaying in the wind. The 9-foot stalks of marsh grass are vibrant with rustled chatter. They form a coastal jungle around the young group.

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Image: NC Coast aerial view

Stan Riggs: Geologist Paints Vivid Picture of North Carolina’s Dynamic Shorelines

The brownish-green water from Roanoke Sound in Nags Head hits the heavily rip-rapped shoreline as North Carolina Sea Grant researcher Stan Riggs stands on a large concrete slab.
Sunset over the Harbor in Oriental, NC

Clean Marinas Make Good Neighbors

At Mile Marker 182 on the Intracoastal Waterway, Oriental is one of those rare places on the North Carolina coast that seems unchanged by time. Through the years, it has remained true to its water-based genesis.
Conch pot and wire crab pot side by side.

SEA SCIENCE: A Fishery for All Seasons

The two set out to explore the feasibility of a viable conch fishery in southeast North Carolina. Could conch become an alternative target fishery during the months other traditional fisheries are less active?