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Coastwatch Publishes the Winter 2025 Issue

Aquaculture

Oct 1, 2025

South Atlantic Regional Commercial Fishing Academy and Apprenticeship Program

October is National Seafood Month and a time to highlight the health benefits, sustainability, and culinary diversity of seafood. For North Carolina, seafood is a key industry providing over $300 million in economic impact across the state.

Sep 25, 2025

NC Oyster Month “Shellebrates” Its 3rd Anniversary This October

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jane Harrison, jane_harrison@ncsu.edu, 919-513-0122 Get ready to “shellebrate” as North Carolina Oyster Month returns this October for its third anniversary, bringing a variety of fun and…

Aug 5, 2025

A Booming Industry — And a New Threat

A cutting-edge Sea Grant project is addressing “the biggest hindrance to sustainable oyster aquaculture development in the Southeast.”
A man standing on a boat in the water in front of an icy glacier

Jun 20, 2025

2025 Coastal Research Fellow Announced

Sam Holberg is the 2025 North Carolina Coastal Research Fellow. Holberg is a doctoral student in biological and agricultural engineering at NC State, and his research will look at floating oyster aquaculture and how the infrastructure may influence shoreline change.
image: teacher hoisted onto frying Pan Tower.

Feb 25, 2025

Coastwatch Publishes the Winter 2025 Issue

The Winter 2025 issue of North Carolina Sea Grant’s award-winning Coastwatch magazine covers a new threat to the oyster industry, an innovative project that took teachers out to Frying Pan Tower, how volunteers helped responders find survivors after Hurricane Helene, and much more.