Press Releases

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has added a public comment period to the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting of the Joint Law Enforcement Agreement Advisory Group. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. at the Craven County Agricultural Center, 300 Industrial Drive, New Bern.

Local Advisory Committees for six coastal reserves will meet in May and June. The meetings are open to the public.

It might be hard to believe, but getting to work for some state employees can be one of the most enjoyable times of the day. That is, if they’re not driving in Raleigh traffic.

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission adopted stricter blue crab regulations at its meeting last week. The measures are meant to improve the condition of the state’s blue crab stock.

People are invited to provide their comments on a proposed cleanup plan for the former DuPont manufacturing facility in Brevard.

North Carolina beachgoers may be asked to participate in a survey about public beach and waterfront access this summer.

The Joint Law Enforcement Agreement Advisory Group will meet at 5 p.m. June 1 at the Craven County Agricultural Center, 300 Industrial Drive, New Bern.

The advisory group will discuss whether the state should enter into a joint law enforcement agreement with the federal government.

Natural resources in the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound region provide greater and more diverse economic benefits than previously thought, according to a new report.

The Local Advisory Committee for the Rachel Carson component of the N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve will meet at 3:30 p.m. May 17 at the NOAA/NCNERR Administration Building, 101 Pivers Island Rd., Beaufort, N.C. On the agenda will be the results of a reserve shoreline analysis.

Seventeen counties in the western part of the state are experiencing a moderate drought due to lack of adequate rainfall, according to Thursday’s federal drought map. The last time any part of the state experienced drought conditions was September 2015.