Microplastics
A recording of the 2021 Coastal Microplastics Forum can be viewed HERE What are microplastics? Did you know that the average person ingests 100,000 pieces of microplastic per year? That…
The Carbon Petition
The changing climate has made North Carolina more susceptible to storms, flooding, and rising temperatures. To combat these threats, the North Carolina Coastal Federation and Clean Air Carolina petitioned the…
Living Shorelines Training for Marine Construction Professionals
The Importance of Education This is an important time to raise the awareness of those who live and work along NC’s coast about resilience measures such as living shorelines. Living…
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Permeable Parking Project
The Washington Baum Boating Access Area on Roanoke Island in Dare County now includes 6,903 square feet of permeable parking that allows rainwater to soak into the ground instead of…
Stump Sound Watershed Protection Plan
The Protection Plan Stump Sound and the surrounding watershed have been valuable resources to the people of Onslow County for many generations. One of the most recognized and loved resources…
Offshore Drilling
Seismic Survey and Offshore Drilling are not compatible with our coast. The ship pictured above is towing an airgun array used to produce seismic waves that propagate to the…
Wanchese Demonstration Oyster Lease
The Coastal Federation’s half-acre demonstration oyster lease (also known as an oyster farm) is located in Broad Creek, near their Wanchese office. The Federation uses this demonstration site to educate…
Abandoned and Derelict Vessels
106 Abandoned and Derelict Vessels (ADV) Removed So Far Since March 2021! N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission Empowered and Funded to Take Action on ADVs The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC)…
Ramping Up Programs to Help Oyster Farmers
In an unprecedented display of bipartisanship, the General Assembly passed SB 648 in 2019 adopting many of the strategy’s recommendations. The bill recognized the potential economic value of shellfish aquaculture…
Building Mariculture Public Infrastructure
With support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the Coastal Federation has completed a feasibility study to determine the key logistical needs of the shellfish industry. The focus was to…
