Republican state lawmakers are on the cusp of doing something they’re usually undoing – protecting the environment. The state Senate’s Republican majority has voted overwhelmingly in support of a bill ...

A Southern flounder being released into the water. Legislation that would force an expansion of recreational fishing seasons for two popular coastal fish species has passed the North Carolina House.

Corissa Martinez looks out over the Pamlico Sound in Nags Head, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy churns up the east coast. Nearly four decades of research ended this year because a ...

During its business meeting this week, the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission increased this year's flounder allocation for the recreational fishery, adopting Amendment 4 to the Southern Flounder ...

Top water fishing on the edge of the Pamlico Sound for striped bass. This week on the Journal, we are top water fishing on the edge of the Pamlico Sound in North Carolina for striped bass. In “Gear ...