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Coastwatch Covers Deepfake Whales, the Art and Science of Weather Forecasting, and More

Ecosystems

image: oyster farmer.

Jan 15, 2026

Shellebrating Education on the North Carolina Oyster Trail

The North Carolina Oyster Trail expanded its educational reach this past year with updated resources, grower storytelling, and teacher workshops that showcased sustainable shellfish farming. North Carolina Sea Grant led the effort, in partnership with the North Carolina Coastal Federation and the North Carolina Shellfish Growers Association. 
image: New Bern, NC, river walk.

Dec 1, 2025

New Bern at Risk of Losing up to 60% of Wetlands by 2100

A new study from North Carolina Sea Grant’s first Coastal Resilience Team Competition winners shows that preserving inland areas may help prevent the decline of environmental benefits as open water claims coastal wetlands.
IMAGE: Sea Grant interns conduct a survey for salamander mussels at Cayuga Creek in New York.

Nov 19, 2025

Coast to Coast

North Carolina Sea Grant has led a national effort that matches passionate undergraduate students with the needs of coastal and Great Lakes states.

Nov 17, 2025

Deepfake Whales Could Be Key Conservation Tool

A former NC Space Grant Research Scholar explores how AI-generated images of rare species could improve efforts to understand, monitor, and protect them.
Hurricane Florence.

Oct 7, 2025

Coastwatch Covers Deepfake Whales, the Art and Science of Weather Forecasting, and More

Coastwatch magazine explores life at the Currituck Lighthouse in Corolla, the art and science of weather forecasting, A.I.-generated whale images, green stormwater solutions, and much more.