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A Booming Industry — And a New Threat

Ecosystems

Scotch Bonnet shell.

Sep 5, 2025

“Seashells of North Carolina” Is Available Now

For decades, beachcombers and researchers alike have revered the original publication of Seashells of North Carolina and its multiple reprintings. Now, North Carolina Sea Grant and UNC Press have released a new volume...
Pier in New Bern.

Aug 20, 2025

Managing Coastal Nitrogen Pollution

A former NC Sea Grant fellow is exploring the relationships between nutrient overload, water quality, and ecosystem health -- and how to help make coastal NC more resilient.
North Carolina Blue Crab.

Aug 14, 2025

Will North Carolina’s Blue Crabs Go Extinct?

Environmental stressors may push blue crab populations to their breaking point.

image: close-up of a chicken.

Aug 11, 2025

Mapping the Impacts of North Carolina’s Poultry Industry

NC produces over 1 billion chickens and turkeys per year and is home to over 4,600 poultry farms.

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.”