Apr 6, 2026
The diminishing number of commercial fishers threatens the resilience of the nation’s seafood industry — but apprenticeship programs offer a solution.
. Register Now for the Free “Landscapes that Last” Webinar Series North Carolina Sea Grant and the Coastal Landscapes Initiative have launched “Landscapes that Last,” a free webinar series that…
Mar 30, 2026
White shrimp have been on the rise, and a new North Carolina Sea Grant study shows that combining shrimpers’ local knowledge with traditional science leads to a clearer picture of why shrimp populations fluctuate.
Mar 27, 2026
The Panama Canal joins the Pacific and Atlantic, making it a critical route for global maritime trade — but this interoceanic link also increases the risk of unintended introductions of marine species to new waters.
Rotating harvests and replenishing shells help oyster reefs recover.
Glory Kidimbu, a Mountains to Sea Fellow with North Carolina Sea Grant and the NC Water Resources Research Institute, is investigating the transmission of parasitic pathogens to waterways.
. Starting just outside Charlotte, North Carolina, a vast underground deposit of lithium stretches south for 25 miles. A key component of rechargeable batteries and energy grid storage systems, the…
Jan 30, 2026
. Some people may consider winter a time of hibernation, a slowing of life — and maybe a quieter season as colder weather moves us inside more often than not.…
Jan 28, 2026
Increasingly frequent extreme weather events flush more contaminants -- including landfill leachate -- into coastal waters.
Jan 27, 2026
North Carolina Sea Grant and partners looked at clues from before and after the decrease began.
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