Source: Jack Igelman, CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS, 9/15/21


Editor’s note: This article is part 3 of 5 of the series Changing Tides, which was produced in part through the support of the Pulitzer Center.

A warming climate leads to greater weather extremes and impacts the distribution of marine life in North Carolina’s coastal waters, scientists say. The changes occurring challenge the state’s fishing industry and other secondary industries that rely on the catch. But the effects trickle down and place a burden on the state’s most economically vulnerable coastal residents dependent on access to seafood to provide income and help feed their families. Local anglers who rely on their catch for food often fish from spots along the shore, not boats.

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