SMALL IMAGES, LEFTTO RIGHT: Private piers are visible in 

 this 2000 photo of theWhichard's Beach area. This dose-up 

 of a development near New Bern clearly shows how humans have 

 impacted the estuarine shoreline. The dots edged in yellow indicate 

 areas that have experienced a decline in blue crab abundance. 

 Whichard's Beach is visible on the leftside of the image, 

 areas show up as deep red expanses on the LANDSATimag 



Forested 

 ages. 



24 Coastwutch I Early Summer 2006 I www.ncseagrunt.org 



