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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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On this day in 1894 the schooner A.P. Richardson went aground at Ocracoke Island about one half mile SW of the U.S. Life-Saving Station Ocracoke. The vessel, with five onboard, had left Long Island, New York for New Bern to pick up cargo. All on board were rescued by the crew from Station Ocracoke. The incident took place in the dark at 10:30 p.m.The following report was filed by Head Keeper James Howard of the station. A thank you letter from the ships captain and mate is also shown here. Station Ocracoke was located on Ocracoke Island near Hatteras Inlet. The station at Silver Lake on the other end of the island was not built until 1904. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

2 days ago

On this day in 1936 The Beaufort News ran a notice on a shellfish bottom lease in the Newport River. This was common practice for notifying the public of areas that were leased for the purpose of harvesting clams or oysters.Coastal North Carolina has many acres of estuarine waters that provide great habitat for clams and oysters. The filter feeders syphon water through their system and take out plankton and algae for food. Sometimes bacteria in the water also ends up in the animal.Image: The notice as posted in the newspaper giving the exact location of the lease on the Newport River. The lease was given to Mary B. Wright of Beaufort by Fisheries Commissioner John A. Nelson. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

4 days ago

Saturday update: We have some cleanup to do this morning, but we plan to be open on our regular schedule today (10-5). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

4 days ago

Fish Friday!Meet the Spot (leiostomus xanthurus), AKA yellow belly.Spot can be found in the coastal waters from the Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico and are mostly concentrated from the Delaware Bay to Georgia during the summer and fall months. They enjoy the shallow sandy, muddy waters during this time of year, the larger adults move offshore to the continental shelf edge for the winter.Spot love to eat shrimp, crabs, worms, and small fish. The fish can reach 14 inches in length but most recreational catches average 7 to 10 inches. They are a favorite to catch from piers, in the surf, and from boats inside ocean inlets. An annual celebration of the Spot, the North Carolina Spot Festival, is held at Hampstead in Pender County during the first weekend of November.Photo: Spot are harvested commercially in several places in the state. This older image was taken at Gillikin Island (Browns Island), Onslow County around 1939. Fishermen pull in a net along the shore. They targeted spot and mullet. Charles A. Farrell Collection, NC State Archives.Drawing: A spot as depicted by Duane Raver Jr., the mark for the fishes namesake is visible near the gill cover and above the pectoral fin. ... See MoreSee Less

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5 days ago

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