Floundering North Carolina fisheries agency endangers workers and wildlife

Interviews and government documents depict the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries as a floundering bureaucracy that jeopardizes the safety of its technicians who work on the water. The division has also failed its state-mandated duty to protect aquatic life and coastal habitats, in part because of incomplete and incorrect scientific data, according to court records, state reports and employees.

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