North Carolina's coastal waters lack natural hard-bottom habitats, impacting marine life and the recreational fishing industry. Artificial reefs, constructed from various materials, create thriving ...

The above video is our WITN+ livestream and may not reflect the content in this story. MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) - Two artificial reefs in the Outer Banks have added new materials to the seafloor to ...

The NC Artificial Reef Program has completed the construction of an artificial oyster reef, according to a social media post from the NC Division of Marine Fisheries. The 5-acre reef’s completion now ...

Exploring an artificial reef off the NC coast There are dozens of manmade reefs and oyster sanctuaries in NC's offshore and coastal waters. The structures help provide habitat for marine life.

Blasted with around 300 pounds of pressure, small concrete rocks are pushed off of a barge and into the river to create the artificial reef. (Photo: Nate Mauldin/WWAY) CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Two ...

Pollution and rising sea surface temperatures are decimating the world's coral reef populations. According to a 2020 Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network report, the world's oceans lost roughly 14% of ...

OAK ISLAND | Imagine featureless plains of sand extending for as far as the eye can see. Now imagine them underwater. While a simplistic visualization, that's basically what the ocean bottom off North ...

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - An artificial oyster and recreational fishing reef project is underway at the Lower Cape Fear River. The project will add 4 acres of shallow reef habitat in the North ...

While a simplistic visualization, that's basically what the ocean bottom off North Carolina's coast looks like for roughly 40 miles until it hits the deep water and canyons around the continental ...

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Coastal Federation and the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries are partnering to complete the construction of an oyster and recreational fishing ...