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Reconstructing the Past to Understand Impacts on Water Quality

Dave Shaw

Mar 23, 2020

Coastal Currents: Mercury on the Rise

As sea levels continue to rise with each passing year, researchers increasingly are focusing their attention on how the change may impact coastal wetlands. 
Broiled Grouper with Dijon Mayo

Mar 23, 2020

Mariner’s Menu

Broiled grouper with dijon mayonnaise, deep-fried soft crabs, crab cakes with fresh basil and thyme and Shrimp and Crab Stuffed Potatoes

Mar 23, 2020

Hook, Line and Science

What fish species live in the surf sone? At Wrightsville Beach, 84 different fish species use the surf zone.

Mar 23, 2020

Blue Economy: Coastal Landscaping

Coastal Landscaping: The Next Blue Economy Sector? Consumer behavior will play a significant role.

Mar 20, 2020

Southport Maritime Museum Becomes NC’s First Certified Autism Center

A small museum has earned a big distinction: The North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport is the state’s first Certified Autism Center. Public operations have been suspended at the museum to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

Mar 19, 2020

Capturing the Culprit: Carbon Sequestration and the Battle Against Climate Change

By protecting coastal ecosystems, we can take advantage of nature's own tools for capturing carbon from the atmosphere — and help to slow down global warming.
crashing surf

Mar 19, 2020

Letter from the Executive Director

We prepared this issue of Coastwatch before responses to COVID-19 quickly escalated. Many of the stories here will be much more relevant and meaningful when our lives return to “normal,” and some of the events we mention, such as statewide Star Parties, have been postponed indefinitely.

Mar 19, 2020

The Greatest Show on the East Coast

The Outer Albemarle Peninsula offers some of the darkest skies on the U.S. Atlantic seaboard, with sites for unsurpassed stargazing and a nightscape experience full of wildlife at play under the music of the spheres.

Mar 18, 2020

March 25 Webinar Explores Climate Change Impact on Indigenous Peoples

The Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center's Fourth National Climate Assessment Webinar Series will explore the impact of climate change on tribes and indigenous peoples. The session will be March 25 at noon.

Mar 3, 2020

Reconstructing the Past to Understand Impacts on Water Quality

Lise Montefiore, a WRRI and North Carolina Sea Grant joint fellow, studies decades of satellite data to see where and how industrially-owned hog facilities may be impacting water quality.