Cane Faircloth, president of the N.C. For-Hire Captain Association, rides on his charter fishing boat through the intracoastal waterways near Holden Beach, North Carolina on May 19, 2022.

Offshore wind is coming. NC tourism, fishing industries try to make sure it won’t hurt. By Adam Wagner. Updated January 07, 2023 12:57 AM.

Cooper has said he'd like to see 2.8 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind off the North Carolina coast by 2030 and 8 GW by 2040, providing power for roughly 2.3 million homes.

With offshore wind projects set to increase thanks to President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, is NC ready to capitalize on the economic opportunity?

SOUTHPORT, N.C. - A North Carolina man's catch of the day may actually break a world record! 30-year-old Connor Stone of Southport, North Carolina, caught a colorful puddingwife about 35 miles off ...

Oil companies have wanted to drill off the Atlantic Coast since in the 1980s. NC’s Democratic governor and SC’s Republican governor got together to say the answer should still be, “No.” ...

Lawmakers had considered opening state waters year-round, but the legislation died when a shrimp trawling ban was inserted at ...

Offshore wind is coming. NC tourism, fishing industries try to make sure it won’t hurt. By Adam Wagner. Updated January 7, 2023 12:57 AM.