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image: Yancey County aerial shot of post-Helene damage.

Mar 23, 2026

Ready, Set, Resilience

Two hurricanes and a global pandemic exposed the need to support students struggling with upheaval. Researchers at NC State and Duke collaborated with educators and others on a Sea Grant project to guide middle schoolers through turbulent times.
image: Sam Holberg in the field.

Mar 19, 2026

Protecting North Carolina Coastlines with Natural Solutions

NC State doctoral student Sam Holberg, joint Sea Grant & Coastal Reserve Research Fellow, is investigating the effects of oyster farms on shorelines -- which could inform lasting solutions for our coast.
image: blue crabs on deck.

Mar 17, 2026

Why Is North Carolina’s Blue Crab Population Declining?

North Carolina Sea Grant, NC State, and additional partners looked at clues from before and after the decline in blue crabs.
image: Oyster farmer.

Mar 12, 2026

More Than Seafood

North Carolina Sea Grant and the NC Coastal Federation are collaborating on a bold project to accelerate growth of the state’s farmed shellfish industry.
image: landfill.

Mar 10, 2026

Leaking Landfills

A new study from a North Carolina Sea Grant and NC Water Resources Research Institute joint fellow investigates what happens as increasingly frequent extreme weather events flush contaminants -- including landfill leachate -- into coastal waterways.