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Oyster on the half shell. Photo by Vanda Lewis

Jan 9, 2017

Sea Grant Offers Shellfish Aquaculture Workshop in Morehead City, Feb. 11

North Carolina Sea Grant is holding a free shellfish aquaculture workshop on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Morehead City. Register to attend by Feb. 4. Questions: Chuck Weirich, 252-222-6314, chuck_weirich@ncsu.edu Registration: Vanda Lewis, 252-222-6307, vanda_lewis@ncsu.edu

Small patch of green grass seen through water. Photo by Vanda Lewis

Jan 3, 2017

Updates for 2018 Knauss Fellowship Applications

The application deadline and funding amount for the 2018 Knauss fellowship have changed. Also, several funding opportunities offered by North Carolina Sea Grant have January deadlines. Contact: John Fear, 919-515-9104, jmfear@ncsu.edu

Family in small boat on the water with buildings in the background

Dec 13, 2016

Register for Shape of the Coast in February 2017

Sign up for Shape of the Coast, a series of sessions that will focus on coastal law and policy in North Carolina. The event is set for Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. It is part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Law Festival of Legal Learning. Attorneys can receive CLE credit. Contact: Jack Thigpen, 919-515-3012, jack_thigpen@ncsu.edu Katie Mosher, 919-515-9069, katie_mosher@ncsu.edu

Oct 28, 2016

NC Sea Grant Offers Fellowship with NC Sentinel Site Cooperative

North Carolina Sea Grant and the N.C. Sentinel Site Cooperative, or NCSSC, are offering a new joint fellowship for North Carolina-based graduate students. Recipients will conduct research addressing the needs of the NCSSC as identified within the cooperative’s implementation plan.

Contact: John Fear, jmfear@ncsu.edu
Jennifer Dorton, dortonj@uncw.edu

Sep 23, 2016

Fran Revisited, Salt Marsh Restoration, Local Watersheds Partnership Featured in Coastwatch

North Carolina Sea Grant's Autumn 2016 issue of Coastwatch magazine is now available. In this issue, Hurricane Fran is revisited to look at what North Carolina experts learned and what has changed in hurricane planning and response in the past two decades; read about fifth-graders at Beaufort Elementary School participating in a program to engage students in restoring salt marshes; and learn how digital story maps can share geographic data on oysters. These are just a few of the stories you’ll find in this issue. Contact: E-Ching Lee, 919-515-9098, eching_lee@ncsu.edu