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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 change their fishing locations, moving their crab pots further towards shore where they
potentially encounter more bycatch of species that tend to be found near shore, such as diamondback
terrapins. Loggerheads are a federally threatened species, and most of the loggerheads that interact with
crab pots in North Carolina’s sounds are large juveniles, one of the most sensitive stages of their life cycle
(Crouse et al. 1987). To exacerbate the problem, the state’s blue crab fishery is threatened by pollution,
nitrification, and overfishing, and is listed in the “concern” category by the NC Division of Marine
Fisheries. The lo...
Despite the Clean Water Act (CWA), passed by Congress in 1972, coastal water quality has continued to decline. The primary reason is the Act’s failure to adequately deal with stormwater runoff, the leading source of water pollution in coastal areas. Coastal development causes the velocity and volume of rainwater running off the land to increase, picking up pollutants in the process. Traditional stormwater systems convey that runoff directly into watersheds and coastal waters. Alternatives to the tradition stormwater systems exist that prevent runoff, instead of conveying it off the land as fast as possible. Low impact development (LID) is one option that uses a variety of techniques to mimic the lands natural hydrology by holding rainwater on the land and allowing it to infiltrate the soil. LID incorporate fairly simple measures, such ...
Bust of John Spenser Bassett, Trinity College professor
