Interns and Fellows

Feb 17, 2026

Rinderle Named 2025 NC Sea Grant and APNEP Joint Fellow

Mary Kate Rinderle is the 2025 Graduate Fellow in Estuarine Research, a joint fellowship from North Carolina Sea Grant and the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP).

Feb 2, 2026

Coastwatch Covers NC’s $100-Million Goal for Farmed Shellfish — and Much More

The Winter 2026 issue of Coastwatch magazine explores North Carolina’s $100-million goal for the state’s farmed shellfish industry, new strategies for supporting NC middle schoolers struggling with upheaval, the Rachel Carson Reserve’s…

Colleen holds a bottle filled with water sample

Jan 22, 2026

Two NC Finalists Chosen For National Knauss Fellowship

NOAA and the National Sea Grant Office have announced their finalists for the 2026 class of the Sea Grant John A. Knauss Policy Fellowship Program, including two finalists from North Carolina: Colleen Brown and Louisa Pitney.

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.