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Mar 31, 2022

Spring Coastwatch Explores Shrinking Sharks, Birds Battling Climate Change, and More

The spring issue of North Carolina Sea Grant’s award-winning Coastwatch magazine features an in-depth look at the impact of climate change on North Carolina birds, how five decades of data show that sharks in our coastal waters are shrinking, and much more.

Feb 7, 2022

Registration Opens for the “Introductory Fisheries Science” Online Course

Registration is open for North Carolina Sea Grant’s popular “Introductory Fisheries Science” course. Scott Baker and Sara Mirabilio, fisheries specialists with over 40 years of combined experience, will bring together state experts in new virtual classes designed for recreational and commercial fishers — and for anyone else interested in fisheries science.

Jan 31, 2022

2022 Knauss Fellows Begin Service

NOAA and the National Sea Grant Office have announced placements for the 2022 class of the Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. The fellows include three graduate students from North Carolina: Olivia Vilá, Anderson Tran, and Colleen Baker.

Rain from the recent passing of hurricane Matthew increased the water flow in wetlands, flooding some roadways and farmlands, and is now in the process of receding and flowing under a rural water crossing in Robeson County, in North Carolina, on Thursday, Oct 13, 2016. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

Dec 14, 2021

Coastwatch Looks at Lessons Learned from Hurricane Matthew Five Years Later

The new issue of North Carolina Sea Grant’s award-winning Coastwatch magazine features an in-depth look at lessons learned from Hurricane Matthew, as well stories on the Gullah/Geechee Nation, student podcasts, humpback whales, fishing at wind farms, and much more.

Oct 21, 2021

Applications Open for 2022 NOAA Fisheries/National Sea Grant Fellowships

North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting applications from North Carolina doctoral students for the 2022 National Marine Fisheries - National Sea Grant Fellowship in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics. Applications are due to North Carolina Sea Grant by 5 p.m. Eastern, on Jan. 27, 2022.