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1. Rip Currents Safety

Know Your Options

Over a million people have seen this poster in 2024. Share it and save a life…

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2. Sharks of North Carolina

A Quick Look

The sounds, estuaries and ocean waters in and around North Carolina provide a variety of habitats for water-dwelling species, including an abundance of sharks...

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3. Shifting Shores

A Video Story

Living shorelines along North Carolina’s waters offer the promise of more resilient coastal habitats and communities…

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4. Seven More Feet?

Vital Signs

Projections show that U.S. sea levels will increase the most along the East Coast and Gulf Coast…

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5. Hook, Line & Science

from the Spring 2024 issue

Fishing at wind farms, live imaging sonar, and more…

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6. Ice to Ocean

From the Sources of Sea Level Rise to the Coast of North Carolina

An ecological transformation of coastal NC has begun…

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7. Hook, Line & Science

from the Fall 2023 issue 

How can you tell how old a fish is? Look into its eyes.

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8. Who Wants to Look at a Dead Whale?

3D Research

Drones and 3D photography pique curiosity about large marine animals that have died in remote areas…

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9. Who Wants to See a 30-Foot Jellyfish?

Naturalist’s Notebook

Cruise line passengers on side excursions in deep-sea submersibles can contribute to science…

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10. Most of the World’s Salt Marshes Likely Will Be Underwater by 2100

Vital Signs

More than 90% of the world’s salt marshes could succumb to sea level rise by the end of the century…

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11. Danger in the Water

Forever Chemicals

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has released advisories on limits for the consumption of fish…

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12. Out at Hatteras

With Cap’n Ernie Foster

A day’s journey on the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” loosens stories of lost ships…

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13. River of Time

Three Sisters Swamp

North Carolina’s famous Black River holds living bald cypresses that were saplings before Rome was an empire…

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14. Hot Air and Home Runs

Climate & Society

Does global warming mean more big hits?

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15. On the Water

Save Money and Fuel by Running Your Boat by the Numbers

Plan for efficient gas usage, based on Alaska Sea Grant’s publication, Saving Fuel on Your Recreational or Charter Boat…

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16. River of Plastics

Microplastics

The Neuse River Basin annually delivers an estimated 230 billion particles of plastic to the Pamlico Sound…

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17. Sunny with a Chance of Floods

“Sunny Day” Flooding

Researchers and the Carolina Beach community work together to address chronic flooding…

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18. Sound of the Drum

The Red Drum, That Is

Can courting fish calls predict the number of new offspring?

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19. Hook, Line & Science

from the Winter 2024 issue

Are fish noisier today than they used to be? A research team captured the underwater soundscape…

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20. You Say Starfish, I Say Sea Star

Sea Science

Even though they live in water, they don’t have scales, don’t swim, and aren’t “fish…”

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