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Coastwatch Covers Accelerating Sea Level Rise, a New Safety Alert on PFAS, and Much…

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Feb 14, 2024

Sea Grant, DEQ, and Partners Announce NC Stream Watch Educator Cohort

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Water Resources announces an exciting new chapter for the NC Stream Watch education program. The new effort, which includes an inaugural class of Stream Watch educators, is in partnership with the North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), North Carolina Sea Grant and the nonprofit Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC).
image: Red snapper. Credit: NOAA/Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation.

Jan 11, 2024

Registration Opens for the “Reef Fish Webinar Series” 

The webinar series will spotlight research efforts in the South Atlantic, focusing on Reef Fish Surveying, the South Atlantic Red Snapper Research Program, and the Greater Amberjack Count. 
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Nov 13, 2023

NC Sea Grant-Led Coastal Landscapes Initiative Transforms DREAMS Center’s Wilmington Location with Eco-Landscaping Project

Partners with the NC Sea Grant-led Coastal Landscapes Initiative (CLI) came together in October to complete an eco-landscaping project at the DREAMS Center for Art Education’s inner-city location on Fanning Street, in Wilmington, N.C. DREAMS is a non-profit organization that provides confidence-building art programming throughout the Wilmington area for more than 600 youth and teens annually.
A large school of vermillion snapper swim over a reef

Nov 6, 2023

Apply Now for a Joint Fellowship with Sea Grant and National Marine Fisheries

North Carolina Sea Grant is now accepting applications from doctoral students for the 2024 National Marine Fisheries and National Sea Grant Fellowships in “Population and Ecosystem Dynamics” and “Marine Resource Economics.” Applications are due by 5 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 25, 2024.

Sep 26, 2023

Coastwatch Covers Accelerating Sea Level Rise, a New Safety Alert on PFAS, and Much More

The Fall 2023 issue of North Carolina Sea Grant’s award-winning Coastwatch magazine features new research showing accelerating sea level rise on the Southeast and Gulf coasts, a new safety alert on PFAS in the Cape Fear River, and an in-depth look at environmental justice and disaster recovery. The latest edition also includes the story of a tagged shark that resurfaced 23 years later, as well as a look at prescribed fires and much more.