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image: sea turtle close-up.

Jul 9, 2026

The Summer 2026 Issue of Coastwatch Is Live

Coastwatch magazine covers new research on massive ancient octopuses, an innovative treatment for stormwater runoff, how to create coastal landscapes that last, historical shore whaling and porpoise hunting on Cape Lookout, and much more.
Aerial view of a river with marsh.

Jun 17, 2026

NC Sea Grant Announces 2026-28 Core Research Projects

North Carolina Sea Grant recently awarded core funding to nine researchers from universities across the state. For two years, these researchers will apply innovative approaches to diverse coastal topics like barotrauma mitigation methods, shark depredation events, and land-use scenarios for coastal resilience, to name a few.
image: Sea to Stars fellow Madeline Payne maps the elevation of a seagrass meadow

Jun 11, 2026

NC Space Grant and NC Sea Grant Award 2026 Joint Fellowships

North Carolina Sea Grant and NC Space Grant have awarded 2026 Sea to Stars Research Fellowships to Robin Newton and Madeline Payne. Newton will investigate how new data from a recent NASA mission can inform wetland protections, and Payne will be working with aerial images to assess overlooked losses of sea grass.
Matt Bues, winner of the Coastal Research Fellowship from North Carolina Sea Grant and the North Carolina Coastal Reserve and Estuarine Research Reserve.

Jun 1, 2026

Matt Bues Wins 2026 NC Coastal Research Fellowship

Bues, a master’s student in marine biology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, is investigating how North Carolina’s estuaries support the development of commercially important fish eggs and larvae.
image: decrepit bulkhead.

Apr 24, 2026

Bulkheads: Challenges and Tips

Bulkheads have been popular, but these structures come with a number of negatives.