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image: Sea to Stars fellow Madeline Payne mapping elevation in a seagrass meadow with a Trimble.

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.
composite image of Coastwatch Spring 2026 cover of lighthouse and beach panorama.

Apr 14, 2026

Coastwatch Explores the NC Oyster Trail and More

The Spring issue of North Carolina Sea Grant’s Coastwatch magazine includes plans for day trips and weekend excursions on the NC Oyster Trail, a new study on blue crabs and their predators, a look at the long-term impacts of lithium mining on water quality, research on strategies for saving cold-stunned sea turtles, and much more.
Two women talking in front of a science poster.

Apr 6, 2026

Applications Open for 2027 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Aman Kohli, akkohli@ncsu.edu  North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting applications from NC graduate students for the 2027 Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. The deadline…
image: Mountains to Sea fellow Kaylee Luchansky wit test tube in hand.

Apr 3, 2026

Repairing Jordan Lake’s Ecosystem with Zooplankton

Kaylee Luchansky spent last summer examining the use of zooplankton to repair the ecosystem of one of the state’s most popular lakes, thanks to her Mountains to Sea Fellowship with North Carolina Sea Grant and the NC Water Resources Research Institute.