November 7, 2025 — A state agency has been conducting research on aquatic life in an important North Carolina body of water since the late 1980s.
It’s collected valuable information that’s helped the state keep adequate fish stocks while protecting wild species.
Now, the boat that’s been used in this research for decades has been pulled out of the water.
Researchers have a plan to keep a valuable study afloat without their prized vessel, continuing a data set they’ve been building for decades.
“Our data is collected in the Pamlico Sound, it’s a very important region.” said Holly White, north district manager for the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries.
White said the Pamlico Sound survey began in 1987.