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Rinderle Named 2025 NC Sea Grant and APNEP Joint Fellow

Research

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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.
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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.

Feb 26, 2026

Applications Open for Sea to Stars Fellowship

North Carolina’s Sea Grant and Space Grant programs are currently accepting applications for Graduate Research Fellowships for the 2026-2027 academic year. Two fellowships of up to $10,000 may be awarded to students whose projects address a priority research need within the state’s nearshore environments, coastal areas, watersheds or human activities in these areas.
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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.

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).