The Albemarle Sound accounts for the majority of river herring landings in all of North Carolina. However, blueback herring and alewife, collectively known as “river herring,” are facing record declines across the Albemarle Sound watershed due to loss of access to spawning and nursery habitats, fishery pressures, and declining water quality.
A five-year study was conducted to determine the path moving forward in the APES.
Serious trouble stalks two of the nation's largest estuarine areas, threatening the state's eastern economy and environment. Our best hope for restoration may be this five-year study.
DCR acquired 870 acres of forests and wetlands in the City of Suffolk from TNC.
APNEP and partners updated high-salinity SAV map.
Read about North Carolina's struggles with fish kills, excess nutrients, and algal blooms.