This page provides a compilation of links to news articles in publications and announcements in 2008 that discuss natural resource activities, policy, and mitigation especially relevant to the Albemarle-Pamlico Region. Additional news items for inclusion are welcome. Please send to APNEP staff. Please also check out APNEP Regional News.
WINTER (Jan-Mar)
Drought Puts Mussels at Risk (The News & Observer in Raleigh 1/2/08)
Ocean Fish, Fresh from the Farm: Aquaculture of Sea Creatures Has Promise in North Carolina (The News & Observer in Raleigh 1/18/08)
Science Engineers Drought-Proof Crops (Rocky Mount Telegram 2/10/08)
Shore Bird Habitat Threatened (Jacksonville Daily News 2/10/08) [APNEP Note: STAC Co-Chair Michael Rikard is quoted].
Backyard Bird Count: Four-Day Event Allows Citizens to Take Part in Research Project (Wilmington Star- News 2/14/08) [APNEP Note: STAC Member Walker Golder is quoted].
Study's Look at Oceans is Sobering: Researchers from UNC-CH and Elsewhere Find that Human Influences are Pervasive and Harmful (The News & Observer in Raleigh 2/15/08)
Gulf Stream Seen As Energy Source: Plans Made to Test Underwater Turbine (The News & Observer in Raleigh 2/15/08)
SPRING (Apr-Jun)
Black Tiger Shrimp Showing Up in Area Waters (Outer Banks Sentinel 5/7/08)
Contents of Bathroom Cabinets Impacting Marine Life (Outer Banks Sentinel 5/14/08)
Speaker Informs Public About Global Warming (New Bern Sun Journal 5/19/08)
Forecasters Say Virginia Coastline Will Retreat Dramatically (The Virginian Pilot in Hampton Roads 5/23/08)
Duke Researchers Launch Two-Year Study on Perceptions of Development and Change in N.C. Coastal Communities (Duke University’s Nicholas School News 6/10/08)
“Ray” of Hope for New Fishery? (Outer Banks Sentinel 6/18/08)
Duke to do Environmental Study of Gates OLF Site (The Virginian Pilot in Hampton Roads 6/19/08)
Kudzu Just Might Be Useful (The News & Observer in Raleigh, Cox News Service 6/20/08)
Follow the Silt (The New York Times 6/24/08)
SUMMER (Jul-Sep)
Beyond Carbon: Scientists Worry About Nitrogen’s Effects (The New York Times 9/1/08)
Fewer Buoys Means Less Storm-Tracking Data (Wilmington Star-News 9/3/08)
N. C. Looks for Herring in Effort to Restore Species (The Virginian-Pilot in Hampton Roads 9/5/08)
Freshwater Fish in North America in Peril, Study Finds (AP/The Herald-Sun in Durham 9/10/08)
EPA to Develop More Precise Ocean Testing (AP/Myrtle Beach Sun News 9/11/08) [APNEP Note: former STAC member, Mike Mallin of UNC-Wilmington, is quoted.]
Post-1980 Tempertures Zipped Up, Study Finds (The News & Observer in Raleigh 9/13/08)
AP Impact: Tons of Drugs Dumped into Wastewater (AP/The Herald-Sun in Durham 9/14/08)
Warming May Mean N.C. Losses: Report Warns of Danger to Coastal Property Values (The News & Observer in Raleigh 9/25/08)
Switching On: Researchers Hoping Switchgrass Can Replace Corn As Source of Ethanol (AP/Winston-Salem Journal 9/25/08)
Science of Hurricane Prediction Evolving (The Daily Reflector in Greenville 9/25/08)
New Weather Balloons Aim for Better Hurricane Data (AP/The Herald-Sun in Durham 9/26/08)
AUTUMN (Oct-Dec)30-Mile Red Bloom Off N.C. Coast is Harmless, Scientists Say (The Virginian-Pilot in Hampton Roads 10/9/08)
Study Tracks the Trickle of Coastal Flows: Research May Boost Smarter Development (Myrtle Beach Sun News 10/10/08)
N.C. Scientific Platform Is Flotsam After Trawler Hits It (The Virginian-Pilot in Hampton Roads 10/12/08)
Algae Oil Fuels Aquaculture Research (Carteret County News-Times 10/12/08)
Fishing Boat Wrecks Science Platform in NC Waters (AP/Rocky Mount Telegram 10/13/08)