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Are Data Centers a Threat to Freshwater Fisheries?

Dave Shaw

Jul 7, 2026

The NC Coastal Conference Returns This Fall

. North Carolina Sea Grant hosts the Coastal Conference again this year, providing a key platform for advancing the well-being of our state’s coastal regions. The two-day conference will kick…

Jul 1, 2026

Shore Whaling, Porpoise Hunting, Shipwrecks, and More

. excerpted from Cape Lookout National Seashore: Paradigm for a Coastal System Ethic, Volume I, Book 1 of the North Carolina Land of Water Series.By Stanley R. Riggs  Ed. note:…

Jun 30, 2026

Can Gene-Editing Serve the Blue Economy?

Molecular mechanisms could help coral reefs survive a warming ocean.

Jun 30, 2026

Helene in Hindsight

Mac Gagné, a lifelong severe weather enthusiast, had always dreamed of serving with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 

Jun 30, 2026

Outer Banks, Late 1950s

. I was eight years old the first time I saw Hatteras Island, my father taking me all the way there from Elizabeth City and back one very long fall…

Jun 29, 2026

Landscapes that Last

A new monthly webinar and video series from North Carolina Sea Grant and the Coastal Landscapes Initiative, has been exploring sustainable practices that protect North Carolina’s unique coastal environment...

Jun 25, 2026

Coastal Currents

New research projects and fellowship awards -- plus a recap of the NC Water Resources Research Institute's annual conference...

Jun 22, 2026

Hook, Line & Science

. Are anglers a rising threat to sharks? Recreational catches of shortfin mako reveal the impacts of modern fishing on open-ocean sharks. Recreational fishing for open-ocean sharks — including blue…

Jun 22, 2026

Rip Currents Safety

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Jun 22, 2026

Are Data Centers a Threat to Freshwater Fisheries?

. Data centers are large, climate-controlled warehouses of computing infrastructure that support artificial intelligence (AI) and other computer-related business operations. While data centers have been around for decades, new data…