Dave Shaw

Feb 10, 2023

Community-Engaged Interns Serve Across the State

Each summer, North Carolina Sea Grant offers undergraduate students opportunities to join experts across the state to explore issues affecting local communities.

Feb 6, 2023

NC State Scientists Work to Raise Awareness for a More Inclusive Outdoors

Field Inclusive, a nonprofit co-founded by Lauren D. Pharr and Murry Burgess, two Black Ph.D. students at North Carolina State University (NCSU), strives to offer tangible and actionable improvements in issues related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) when it comes to individuals who are targeted based on their race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity and/or religion while working in or enjoying the outdoors.

Jan 10, 2023

NC Resilient Coastal Communities Program Accepts Applications from Communities and Contractors

Division of Coastal Management is hosting an informational webinar on the application process on January 12 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Jan 4, 2023

Between a River and a Swamp: All That Water Has to Go Somewhere

After flooding from hurricanes Matthew and Florence, a team helps build resilience and innovation in Robeson County through a North Carolina Sea Grant-supported project.

Dec 13, 2022

Mariner’s Menu: Five Great Recipes — and More

including a sneak peek at the new Mariner's Menu video series, Cooking North Carolina Seafood, featuring Chef Ricky Moore

Dec 12, 2022

Coastwatch Classroom: Keeping Water Renewable

Often, instructional materials incorrectly teach the water cycle, but this robust, blended lesson provides a thorough introduction to the water cycle and how to keep a resilient balance between human activities and natural systems.

Dec 9, 2022

An Angler-Inspired Approach: How Descending Devices Can Save North Carolina’s Reef Fish

To reduce barotrauma and increase rates of survival during catch and release, descending devices are now required on all vessels targeting snapper and grouper in the Southeast.

Dec 9, 2022

Letter from the Executive Director: What Is North Carolina Sea Grant?

Where we were five years ago, this year’s return of the NC Coastal Conference, and where we’re headed.

Dec 9, 2022

Sound of the Drum: Can Courting Fish Calls Predict the Number of New Offspring?

South Carolina scientists compared underwater fish sounds and environmental data with the numbers of young fish they collected.

Dec 8, 2022

From Water to Air

When cyanobacteria go airborne, community scientists are helping to investigate.