. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. The serenity of Oregon Inlet at sunset belies its changing and sometimes treacherous waters Which course should inlets take: nature's or man's? Editor's Note: Providing ade- quate transportation for coastal North Carolina is no simple mat- ter. The area is laced with numerous rivers and vast sounds, which both aid and hinder trans- portation. In the first of a two- part series, the October issue of Coastwatch examined coastal bridges and ferries. In this issue, Coastwatch takes a look at the waterways them
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. The serenity of Oregon Inlet at sunset belies its changing and sometimes treacherous waters Which course should inlets take: nature's or man's? Editor's Note: Providing ade- quate transportation for coastal North Carolina is no simple mat- ter. The area is laced with numerous rivers and vast sounds, which both aid and hinder trans- portation. In the first of a two- part series, the October issue of Coastwatch examined coastal bridges and ferries. In this issue, Coastwatch takes a look at the waterways themselves and how they are used by both commercial and recreational traffic. Ever since he took up commercial fishing twenty years ago, Kenny Daniels has had a running battle with Oregon Inlet. Sometimes the inlet wins. Ten years ago, for instance, Daniels left his hometown of Wanchese and moved to Virginia when it became impossible to safely navigate the shallow inlet with his trawler. But family roots run deep in Wanchese and Daniels eventually returned to run the family-owned Wanchese Fish Company. First he sold his old boat. Now the company's ten fishing vessels are built with a shallow draft to allow them to navigate Oregon Inlet. But Daniels contends that this design makes them less seaworthy. Like a lot of fishermen in the Dare County area, Daniels worries about the safety of his crew. He believes the time has come to stabilize Oregon Inlet. Not everyone agrees. The question of what to do about many of North Carolina's inlets is developing into a hot issue. Some favor maintaining suf- ficient channel depth through dredg- ing, while others contend that perma- nent stabilization with jetties is the only solution. Still others lobby for a policy of leaving inlets undisturbed so that they can follow their natural courses. North Carolina's 26 inlets flow be- tween the state's outer chain of barrier islands—parcels of land that are con- stantly moving as the ocean washes the sa
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