. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. DOWN EAST FISHING HERITAGE For generations, many families in Cart- eret County have made a living from working the local waters — from clamming, shrimping and fishing in Core and Pamlico sounds to beach seining for mullet off Bogue Banks. But in recent years, Carteret County commercial fishers have struggled to remain viable in a fiercely competitive world market. The local fishing communities, including Harkers Island, Atlantic, Davis and Cedar Island, are so tiny that most natives know each other on a fi
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. DOWN EAST FISHING HERITAGE For generations, many families in Cart- eret County have made a living from working the local waters — from clamming, shrimping and fishing in Core and Pamlico sounds to beach seining for mullet off Bogue Banks. But in recent years, Carteret County commercial fishers have struggled to remain viable in a fiercely competitive world market. The local fishing communities, including Harkers Island, Atlantic, Davis and Cedar Island, are so tiny that most natives know each other on a first-name basis. Many fish alone or in small groups. A few work for large commercial fleets that run out of Beaufort and Morehead City. In the last decade, the number of trips by commercial fishers in Carteret County has declined from more than 54,000 in 1994 to around 30,000 in 2004, according to the Division of Marine Fisheries. The value of catch also has dropped from more than million pounds worth more than $ million in 2004 — to less than 61 million pounds valued at about $19 million last year. "We have been shrimping and clamming for 35 years, and it has changed drastically in recent years," says Leroy Goodwin of Cedar Island. "There is not as much to catch, and prices are not as good as they used to ; Gaskill says she and her husband, Elbert, are the fourth generation of watermen to fish in waters around Carteret County. "We have to make a living and do it all — shrimping, scalloping, clamming, oystering and fishing," she adds. "During the year, we jump from one fishery to the ; More and more commercial fishers in Carteret County are leaving the industry. Five years ago, George Goodwin of Cedar Island gave up fishing to work for the Ferry Division. "In 2000, my husband sold his shrimp trawler," explains his wife, Claudia Goodwin,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned pag
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