Commercial fishers needed to help remove lost fishing gear
Applications to assist with the Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project in 2021 are open until Dec. 15, 2020. WANCHESE — Every year, crab pots and other fishing gear are lost…
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Federation and State partner on large scale marine debris removal project
North Carolina Coastal Federation and North Carolina Division of Coastal Management partner on large scale marine debris and vessel removal project WILMINGTON –The N.C. Division of Coastal Management, in partnership…
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Northeast AmeriCorps Achievements
The North Carolina Coastal Federation would like to congratulate the accomplishments of Rahdiaz “Ray” Delvillar, for completing his second AmeriCorps quarter-time term. In partnership with the federation and River City…
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Updates on Offshore Drilling and Seismic Testing
Offshore Drilling Moratorium Expanded to NC President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum on Sep. 25 that expanded an offshore drilling moratorium to the waters off the coast of North Carolina.…
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Offshore Drilling Moratorium Requested for NC
Senator Tillis issued a news release on Monday, September 21 announcing that “North Carolina will be included in a Presidential Memorandum withdrawing new leasing for offshore oil and gas developments…
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Federation Receives Marine Debris Removal Grant from NOAA
The North Carolina Coastal Federation will be removing large-scale marine debris in the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound with a grant award from the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris Program.…
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Large Scale Living Shoreline Construction Reducing Erosion
The end of summer marked the completion of construction of a 2,460-foot granite sill living shoreline at the town of Oriental’s Whittaker Pointe peninsula. The federation worked with the town,…
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N.C. Coastal Federation Restaurant to Reef Oyster Shell Recycling program up and running
Wanchese, N.C.—From a tasty supper to the sound, the North Carolina Coastal Federation recently built its first oyster reef entirely from oyster shells collected by local restaurants. The creation of…
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NC Absent from Expanded Offshore Drilling Moratorium
Just after Labor Day, President Trump extended a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in a portion of the Central and most of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and expanded…
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Plans for 15 Additional Acres of Oyster Reef Construction in Pamlico Sound Underway
Baby oysters and many coastal species will soon have a new home in the Pamlico Sound. The North Carolina Coastal Federation, in partnership with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries…
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Sunset Beach Living Shoreline
In 2019, the construction of a living shoreline, featuring 100 feet using an oyster dome sill and 60 feet of oyster shell bag sills, was completed. The area was also…
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Carolina Beach State Park Living Shoreline
In 2016, the Coastal Federation partnered with Carolina Beach State Park to construct a 610-foot living shoreline along the park’s estuarine shoreline.
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Oriental Living Shoreline
Completed in 2021, this living shoreline protects the peninsula from future storm damage and restores lost marsh habitat. Thousands of wetland grasses were planted landward of a 3,060 ft. rock and oyster shell bag sill .
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Atlantic Harbor Living Shoreline
Completed in 2021, this project includes a 1,720 ft. living shoreline made of granite rock in addition to the planting of over 70,000 marsh grasses shoreward of the rock structure.
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Pine Knoll Shores Living Shorelines
In 2020, the Coastal Federation partnered with the Town of Pine Knoll Shores and received funding from the N.C. Department of Justice Environmental Enhancement Grant Program and the N.C. Land and Water Fund to build a 460 ft. living shoreline at the Town Hall.
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Pelican Awards Presented at Aug. 6, 2020 Virtual Event
Participants logging in from over 100 computers joined the North Carolina Coastal Federation to celebrate the 2020 Pelican Awards from their homes. On Thursday, Aug. 6, winners from up and…
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Seismic Survey Objections
There is no doubt that seismic blasting to explore for oil and gas off our coast will have negative effects on fish and marine mammals and will limit public access…
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Building Public Infrastructure for Shellfish Growers
OCEAN – Continuing its efforts to foster the shellfish mariculture industry, and with the support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the Department of Commerce, the North Carolina Coastal…
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