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Winter 2021

Winter 2021

Podcasting a Wide Net

Student Journalists Offer Coastal Voices on Climate Change to a Worldwide Audience. "Our imaginations are broader than we think."

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More From Winter 2021

Letter from the Executive Director

Winter 2021: New Plans and Partners for the New Year

Coastal Tidings

News, resources, and research info.

Conserving a Culture: Land Development, Climate Change, and the Gullah/Geechee Nation

“We teach our children the same traditional ways to go out in the water, and the same traditional ways to live from the land: only when things are in season.”

Five Years Later: Lessons Learned From Matthew

Torrential inland flooding from the 2016 hurricane was a wakeup call, sparking state investment in coordinated resilience efforts.
image: fisher in surf.

Hook, Line & Science

New research from Sea Grant Knauss fellow Kayelyn Simmons reveals how hurricanes affect coral reef fish.
New Orleans,LA.,10/17/2005--Ceola Perkins returns to her destroyed home in the 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina. FEMA photo/Andrea Booher

People & Places: My Passion for Environmental Engineering

“It’s one thing to lose your home. It’s another thing to be uprooted and never be able to come back to the place you know, the place you love, the place you live, the place your ancestors lived.”

Coastal Landscapes: Native Plant Picks

A new video series highlights beautiful — and ecofriendly — North Carolina Plants.

Currents: N.C. Marine Debris by the Numbers

Reported trash in our state totals over one-half million items — and there’s reason to believe the actual total is higher.

Sea Science: How Do Humpback Whales Behave Around Busy Atlantic Seaports?

Research reveals what happens when humpback whales and boats of all sizes frequent the same waters.

Naturalist’s Notebook: What’s the Status of American Eels in North Carolina’s Tidal Creeks?

Scientists looked at whether development on tidal creek terrain affected the survival rate of yellow-phase American eels.
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Mariner’s Menu: Clams Casino, Cornbread-Oyster Dressing, Sautéed Striped Bass With Garlic-Basil Butter, and More

Enjoy these savory specials over the holidays and during the new year.