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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.
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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.
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Feb 24, 2026

Applications Open for NC Coastal Research Fellowship

North Carolina Sea Grant and the N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve (Coastal Reserve) are accepting applications for the 2026 North Carolina Coastal Research Fellowship. The deadline is Monday, April 6, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET.
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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…
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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.