![]() ![]() ![]() These underwater meadows also act as vital carbon sinks, capturing equivalent amounts of carbon to what’s stored by 80,000 acres of forests, and improve water quality by absorbing excess nutrients and reducing sedimentation, ensuring optimal conditions for the growth and survival of marine life. Seagrass beds provide food, refuge and nurseries for more than 75% of our marine life, including the shrimp, blue crabs and finfish so important to my business and our coastal economy. Often overlooked and underappreciated, seagrasses are not just a picturesque element of our coastal ecosystems they serve as a barometer for the overall health of our estuarine systems and the foundation of our entire coastal economy. While the global goal of this year’s World Oceans Day is to work toward protecting at least 30% of our “blue planet” by 2030, my interest is local, specifically on North Carolina’s seagrasses. June 8 is World Oceans Day, a global commemoration to foster ways we can better conserve and manage oceans and all they provide: our beaches and the family memories we create on them recreational opportunities, such as fishing, sailing, and whale-watching and our coastal economies, which thrive by supporting those recreational activities and harvesting and selling seafood.Īs the co-owner of Locals Seafood, for me it’s a day to think about the ocean’s bounty and the opportunities it provides to my family, allowing us to proudly make our living selling a fresh and local product. Recent Articles NC-founded program promotes pollinator protections Grants may help troubled Bertie County get back to nature Your perfectly mown lawn may be harming pollinators NC peat holds carbon market promise, but process complexĮstuaries are where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean.Nutrients in the water: Too much of a good thing.NC Navigation and Federal Infrastructure Spending.End of the Road: Development on Remote Currituck Banks.Recent Articles Newton’s 4th Law: Large fish can be caught on light gear A local call to save seagrass on World Oceans Day AECs: A way for people to promote responsible development Coastal Enhanced Weathering: A promising climate solution.Recent Headlines Pilot program relies on volunteers to collect wetlands data Artifacts appear to confirm ‘first contact’ at Roanoke Island Microfossils major part of museum’s public science project States greatly underestimate extreme heat hazards: Study.Recent Headlines Event marks Portsmouth Village’s role in Middle Passage Officials, public celebrate new Jockey’s Ridge visitor center Angler Chris Ellis says time on the water makes you better Analysis finds wreck on Currituck Beach may be Metropolis.Recent Headlines NC joins pact to cover offshore wind-related fisheries losses Advocates cite risks of planned shipping channel project FarmsSHARE connects growers, underserved communities Topsail Beach Planning Board votes no on rezoning request Corps allows channel sand for Wrightsville Beach project.
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