Pamlico Sound

FILE - Martha Williams Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, center, talks with Jimmy Laurent, regional energy coordinator for U.S. Fish and Wildlife, left, and Thomas Harris, Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, as they visit the B-5 orphan well site in the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge in Lottie, La., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.

Q&A: Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on national funding in eastern North Carolina

Celeste Gracia

In April, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced $27.25 million will be invested in the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound. USFWS Director Martha Williams talks about this funding and its implications.

Sunset at Lake Mattamuskeet in January 2024.

Environment

Lake Mattamuskeet chemical treatment moving forward despite worries about its effects on birds

Celeste Gracia

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will use a chemical to improve water quality in Lake Mattamuskeet. Conservationists worry it will harm birds at North Carolina's largest freshwater lake.

Environment

Conservationists worry proposed chemical treatment will harm migratory birds at Lake Mattamuskeet

Celeste Gracia

Lake Mattamuskeet is the largest natural freshwater lake in North Carolina. The lake has experienced declining water quality for decades, leading to harmful algal blooms. A proposal would address these algal blooms using a chemical treatment.

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WATCH: Coast Guard rescues dog from Pamlico Sound

Joe Jurney

On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard Hatteras Inlet Station received a call that people on a vessel had lost their dog, Myla, overboard in Pamlico Sound, according to the station's Facebook post.

Seagrass meadows in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary, like this one, are starting to decline because of changing landscapes.

Environment

NC Seagrass Decline Comes With Significant Economic Losses, Study Finds

Celeste Gracia

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Sea Nettles Spotted In Neuse And Pamlico Rivers

Rebecca Martinez

If you love swimming in the warm, salty water of North Carolina's coastal estuaries, be warned: so do sea nettles.The waterway advocacy group Sound Rivers鈥�

Environment

Warming Waters Bring New Marine Species to NC, But Chase Away Some Familiar Ones

Bull sharks and lion fish are among the species becoming more common in North Carolina, while black sea bass and other fish are getting harder to find.鈥�

Environment

Climate Change Creates Underwater Drama Off NC Coast

Laura Pellicer

Intertwining ocean currents off the coast of North Carolina form a unique environment for marine species. Both tropically-inclined and colder water鈥�

Environment

Climate Change Creates Underwater Drama Off NC Coast

Laura Pellicer

Intertwining ocean currents off the coast of North Carolina form a unique environment for marine species. Both tropically-inclined and colder water鈥�

Environment

NCDOT Builds Living Reef In Pamlico Sound

Rebecca Martinez

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has built a living reef about a mile west of the Bonner Bridge in Pamlico Sound.The 500 foot structure is鈥�