Dave Shaw

Jun 29, 2024

Mariner’s Menu

Mariner’s Menu, North Carolina Sea Grant’s popular online seafood guide, features blogger and photographer Vanda Lewis’s pictures with hundreds of recipes that Joyce Taylor developed. Now, you can see what…

Jun 28, 2024

Letter from Susan White, Executive Director

Summer temperatures are upon us, and the tiptoe racing across hot sand and into the ocean is this season’s NC Olympic competition. We have some great resources to help you and your family and friends’ balancing act for indoor and outdoor activities.

Jun 24, 2024

Climate Change, Summertime, and Your Health

Global warming impacts human health. Share these resources and help spread awareness.

Mar 27, 2024

Ice to Ocean

As glaciers melt and seas rise, new findings about ground elevations at the coast confirm that the battle between land and sea has become increasingly one-sided — and that an ecological transformation of coastal NC has begun.

Mar 26, 2024

The Rip Currents Safety Poster

Share this poster. Print it out and put it up -- and save a life.

Mar 26, 2024

What’s the Deal with that Big Blue Crab on the Beach?

A new species has arrived in North Carolina — and you might even find one in your garage.

Mar 26, 2024

Mariner’s Menu: Spring’s Savory Dishes

Spring’s Savory Dishes: Crab and Shrimp Salad, Fresh Deviled Clams, Broiled Soft Crabs With Basil-butter Sauce

Mar 26, 2024

Can Fish Bones Protect Us from the Sun?

Researchers investigate a sustainable alternative to harmful UV filters in sunscreens.

Mar 26, 2024

Creature Feature: Conan O’Brien Worms, Sea Dragons, and Ocean Aliens

Recent research from the Caribbean to the U.K. to Antarctica proves the ocean contains no shortage of curiosities.

Mar 26, 2024

Emerging Contaminants: Mystery in the Cape Fear

New testing reveals eight previously unrecorded forms of PFAS