A network of volunteers, under the guidance of the North Carolina Sea Turtle Protection
Program, monitors and protects loggerhead nests laid on state beaches. Although volunteers are
encouraged to allow nest incubation ...
The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) supports North Carolina's most valuable commercial fishery;
the value of hard blue crabs landed in 2000 was over $30 million dollars. This lucrative fishery
may be adversely affected ...
In North Carolina’s sounds, loggerhead sea turtles are causing significant economic problems for
blue crab fishermen by damaging crab pots, stealing bait, and reducing crab catch. This may be causing
the fishermen to ...
Female loggerhead sea turtles nesting on Bald Head Island, N.C. were equipped with satellite
transmitters to assess their post-nesting movements and habitat use. The resulting surface
satellite data revealed foraging and ...