Coastal Review

A crew with Mainstream Commercial Divers Inc. removes the Miss Stephanie, a dilapidated trawler, from a Sneads Ferry marina on Wednesday. The boat is one of 12 abandoned and derelict vessels being removed from North Carolina coastal waters by the North Carolina Coastal Federation. Photo: Trista Talton

SNEADS FERRY — Nearly a dozen abandoned marine vessels left to rot in N...

Boaters fish in the New River with downtown Jacksonville in the background. Photo: City of Jacksonville

Coastal Carolina Riverwatch recently announced that registration and sponsor opportunities are open for the 2026 Water Quality for Fisheries Symposium, a collaborative forum...

Volunteers on Wednesday load debris from the collapsed house into the bed of a pickup truck. Photo: Dan Rothermel

Republished from the Island Free Press

Less than 12 hours after an oceanfront house collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean in Buxton, dozens of National Park Service employees, local residents, visitors, fishermen, and members of the North Caroli...

Nixon family members and representatives of the N.C. Department of Transportation and the Nixon Leadership Center at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington unveil the Cornelius E. Nixon Bridge sign slated for the Military Cutoff Overpass above Market Street during a dedication ceremony April 24 at Cape Fear Community College. Photo: Liz Biro

By engineering metrics, the...

A flounder before it is released. Photo: Division of Marine Fisheries

This year’s recreational flounder season is Sept. 1-14, the same dates as 2025, the two agencies that manage fishing in