Dave Shaw

Mar 26, 2025

Safeguarding Water

A new approach to watershed health protects the Falls Lake drinking water supply for 500,000 North Carolina residents.

Mar 26, 2025

Vital Signs

In November, NOAA issue a report regarding 2024’s global climate anomalies. The report details temperatures, rainfall, and catastrophic weather events, as well as how measures compare historically. Of particular note,…

Mar 26, 2025

PET Predators

Researchers at NC State University, led by chemical and biomolecular engineer Nathan Crook, are developing a fast-growing marine bacterium with the ability to degrade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) — one of…

Mar 26, 2025

Across the Atlantic

Ed.note: “Across the Atlantic” is a new series that offers short glimpses at stories and issues along the Atlantic’s eastern coasts. The road to achieving the United Nations’ sustainable development…

Mar 26, 2025

Off the NC Coast

Seaward of North Carolina’s beautiful beaches lies an ocean floor with complex marine ecosystems, a long geologic history, and telling signs of more recent human influence.  Want to learn more?…

Mar 25, 2025

Gearing Up

Wire “pots” used for catching blue crabs can also unintentionally trap diamondback terrapins — a protected species. Terrapins are small, estuarine turtles that serve an important role in saltmarsh ecosystems.…

Feb 26, 2025

Off the North Carolina Coast

References Doyle, L.J., and O.H. Pilkey (eds.), 1979. The Geology of Continental Slopes.  Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Special Paper No. 27. 374 p. Menzies, R.J., O.H. Pilkey, B.W. Blackwelder,…

Jan 29, 2025

The Guide to Coastal Living

Eco-friendly local plants and smart gardening practices can help to create healthy and beautiful coastal landscapes.  As spring approaches, many people begin to think about their gardens and landscaping. Knowing…

Jan 27, 2025

Accounting for the Unaccounted

Volunteer operators for a Community Emergency Response Team updated a database that provided local and state responders with GPS coordinates to check as they searched mountains, valleys, and riversides. Like…

Jan 23, 2025

Coastal Currents

Jumpstart a Career Working the Water with the South Atlantic Commercial Fishing Apprenticeship Program DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 23.APPLY HERE. In March, Carteret Community College (CCC) is offering a unique paid apprenticeship…