🌱 Are Pine Knoll Shores shrimp dinners really local wild-caught?

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• Are Pine Knoll Shores shrimp dinners really local wild-caught?

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 72.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SeaD Consulting tests 44 shrimp dishes at Crystal Coast eateries with genetic testing (wcti12.com) — If you're ordering shrimp at Crystal Coast restaurants, including The Crab Shack in Pine Knoll Shores, a new study suggests many "local" dishes may actually use imported, farm-raised seafood. Of 44 sampled dishes, only 18% contained U.S. wild-caught shrimp, raising concerns about transparency for diners who want to support local fishing families and businesses.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• VB- Home vs. Pamlico
  East Carteret High Beaufort, NC 28516
  4:30 pm
• SOC- Away @ Coastal Brigade
  East Carteret High Beaufort, NC 28516
  5:00 pm
• MCPL Youth Advisory Board Meeting →
  Morehead City NC Calendar, Morehead City Library - Marlin Conference Room 202 S 8th St, Morehead City
  5:00 pm
• JV FB- Away @ Southside
  East Carteret High Beaufort, NC 28516
  6:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Workday ( No School for Students)
  Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn Morehead City, NC 28557
• Wine Tasting →
  4778 NC-24, Newport
• NC Seafood Festival →
  Morehead City NC
  1:56 pm
• FB- Home vs. Southside (Future Mariner Night)
  East Carteret High Beaufort, NC 28516
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Concealed Carry Handgun Class Newport, Morehead City, Havelock,New Bern $70 →
  Home Front Freedom, LLC, 245 Howard Blvd., Newport
  7:45 am
• Concealed Carry Handgun Class Newport, Morehead City, Havelock,New Bern →
  Home Front Freedom, LLC, 245 Howard Blvd., Newport
  7:45 am
• 2026 ECFS Newport Fall Spectacular →
  Newport
  8:00 am
• 2026 Newport Fall Spectacular ECFS →
  Newport
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Check out the excellent in-person and virtual fishing classes being offered by the NCWRC Fishing Education Team in October.
  Visit our class calendar and register at: https://bit.ly/44YkCxs Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville: October 2: Soft Plastics Lure… (Nextdoor )
• Furnished downstairs apartment available one block from the beach, 1200 ft.
  ², fenced in backyard for a pet, three bedrooms, one bath, full kitchen DM for more information (Nextdoor Pine Knoll Shores)

🗞 Nearby News

Atlantic Beach

• Mobile home destroyed in Morehead City fire, no injuries reported (witn.com)
• Davidson commissioners remain divided on data centers, but will revisit potential moratorium (publicradioeast.org)

Morehead City

• Morehead City Seafood Festival marks 40 years as fishermen warn industry is strained (wcti12.com)
• Bon voyage, bon appétit: Carteret culinary students head to Ferrandi Paris (wcti12.com)
• First Alert Forecast Files: Summary of September & October Hurricane Outlook (witn.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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