Dave Shaw

Mar 31, 2025

Guide to Coastal Living

How can we avoid harmful algal blooms?

Mar 26, 2025

PET Predators

Chemical and biomolecular engineer Nathan Crook and Student Tianyu Li at NC State University are developing a microorganism that can break down and absorb plastic waste.

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

Take a ride in an imaginary submersible, and explore unique creatures and geological features along the ocean floor.

Mar 25, 2025

Gearing Up

A new study shows that small gear adjustments can make a big impact.

Mar 4, 2025

Letter from the Executive Director

Energy and enthusiasm always arise from a long cold winter as days lengthen and hints of green sprout on trees and erupt from the ground. It’s all relative, I realize,…

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…

Jan 23, 2025

Teachers on the Tower

What better way to give educators more tools to teach about the ocean than to take them 32 miles out into the Graveyard of the Atlantic?