Saturday, April 08, 2006

Sportsman's Pier May Soon Close

In last week's post on the Triple S Pier closing we mentioned that Sportsman's Pier in Atlantic Beach had also been sold. Now it appears that the Sportsman's Pier may close permanently as early as the middle of May. 10 years ago there were 10 fishing piers on Bogue Banks, once the Sportsman's Pier shuts down there will be only 2. This is more than the loss of access to deeper water for many fishermen, it is also the loss of an important part of coastal North Carolina's culture. Ever climbing real estate prices on the NC coast, and the accompanying property tax growth, are just too much to maintain any of our state's coastal heritage so we are very hopeful about NC Sea Grant's proposed Coastal Diversity Taskforce. More the closing of the Sportsman's Pier is available in a great article on the decline of North Carolina fishing piers from the News & Observer.

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