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Barrier Islands are dynamic, always have been and always will be.Storm Surge destroyed hundreds of homes on Topsail IslandHurricane damage in southern North CarolinaStorm surge overwashed Topsail Island, North CarolinaHurricane Fran aftermathThe aftermath of Hurricane Fran, Wrightsville Beach, North CarolinaDiamond-backed Terrapins trapped and killed in a crab potThis crab pot trapped and killed 29 diamond-backed terrapinsDisturbance to seabirds like these Black Skimmers is a widespread threatShorebirds need space to forage, especially during migration.A gill net washed up on an island where Froster's Terns were nesting and this adult with a nest becaForster's Tern trapped and killed in an abandoned gill netForster's Tern trapped and was able to be released from an abandoned gill netTerns and a diamond-backed terrapin were killed in this gill netDiscarded fishing line killed this Laughing GullDiscarded fishing line killed this Brown PelicanAll too often a single bird will become entangled in fishing line and will entangle othersFishing line killed these Laughing GullsVictims of fishing line. All birds were in the same length of line.This Least Tern was found entangled and near death on the beach. Unfortunately it did not survive.
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