By Suzanne Ulbrich, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Jul. 1--Discarded oyster shells can help revitalize and clean coastal estuaries -- but they have to be recycled first. So the Division of Marine Fisheries is recognizing those who have helped the state get those shells back into the water.

By Suzanne Ulbrich, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Mar. 1--Starting today, the minimum size limit for recreational flounder will increase an inch in some areas.

By Jannette Pippin, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Aug. 19--MOREHEAD CITY -- Finding a balance between competing interests isn't always easy, and state Sen. Jean Preston said one of the greatest challenges she's seen during her tenure in the General Assembly is fisheries reform.

By Patricia Smith, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Oct. 11--When oyster season opens Sunday, folks in Onslow County will have two new places to chuck their shucked oyster shells. The North Carolina Coastal Federation, along with the N.C.

Jul. 11--SNEADS FERRY -- Call it the New River Open. That's how it seems anyway to the shrimp fishermen fighting the annual traffic.