A report from Inside Climate News highlights serious problems at the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries. The agency is described as floundering, with mismanagement that threatens the safety of its workers and the health of the state's marine ecosystems.
The report opens with a specific incident: last fall, Marc Hamric, a veteran division technician, and two other staff members were doing field work in Turnagain Bay, a remote area near Cedar Island. They had brought their boat ashore, but the water conditions were difficult—the account cuts off before detailing what happened next.
Because this is the only source, there are no differing perspectives to compare. The report's central claim is that the agency's operational failures are creating dangerous conditions for its employees and for the wildlife they are supposed to manage.