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Fall 2004
Oyster reef above water.

Fall 2004

Oyster Science on the Edge: Reef Design and Disease Resistance

The reefs are part of a Sea Grant project focusing on how characteristics of intertidal reef morphology, or shapes, affect fishery habitats. UNC-W graduate students Heather Harwell and Joseph Sonnier collaborated on the project.

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Tyrrell County

Alligator Community Rich in Hunting, Fishing Traditions

While standing in a rain-soaked yard in the rural community of Alligator in Tyrrell County, Ray Sykes springs open a rusted trap used by his dad to capture raccoons. “My…
In 1999, Hurricane Floyd caused flooding in many areas of southeast Kinston near the Adkin Branch of the Neuse River.

Weathering the Storm: Five Years After Floyd

It's been five years since Hurricane Floyd flooded the state's coastal plain with misery, but for Harned and thousands of North Carolinians, memories of the 1999 storm are razor sharp.
Cropped satellite image of Africa

Sea Grant in North Africa

Historians refer to the North African nations of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia collectively as "The Maghreb" in Arabic, "the setting sun." But for Walter Clark, The Maghreb is a horizon illuminated by possibilities. Clark, North Carolina Sea Grant coastal communities and policy specialist, is spearheading an effort that would extend Sea Grant's research, education and outreach model to those North African countries. The effort would link university and scientific communities on both sides of the ocean.