Dave Shaw

Dec 14, 2020

Mariner’s Menu: Winter Wonders

Follow these easy recipes for delights you can enjoy this holiday season and beyond.

Dec 14, 2020

Hook, Line & Science

Does the moon affect offshore tournament catch rates — and what’s that mystery fish on your plate?

Dec 10, 2020

Winding Path of Research: Flood Risk, Recognition, and the Latino and Latina Community in Wilmington, NC

When nobody showed up for her study, Olivia Vilá changed course — and her work shed new light on environmental justice.

Dec 10, 2020

Life on a ‘Finger Between Two Bays’

As North Carolina’s shellfish aquaculture industry booms, new and established growers alike turn to Jimmy Morris for sage advice.

Dec 10, 2020

Letter from the Executive Director: Celebrations and Anticipations

As winter arrives, I hope you, your families, and communities are continuing to stay healthy and meeting COVID-19 challenges with renewed energy, personal commitment, and optimism as we look ahead to the spring...

Dec 10, 2020

Plan, Respond, Recover, Adapt: Building Resilience in Coastal NC

North Carolina Sea Grant’s new coastal resilience specialist tells why resilience means much more than merely “bouncing back.”

Dec 8, 2020

Catching Up With Daniel Obenour: Advancing the Hybrid Watershed Model

Daniel Obenour’s current project focuses on improving hybrid watershed modeling for central North Carolina.

Dec 1, 2020

NC Knauss Fellow Jessie Straub: A FORCE for Good

FORCE Knauss fellows work on coastal resilience in different capacities through their agencies’ host offices.

Nov 25, 2020

Crabitat: Juvenile Blue Crab Habitats in Pamlico Sound

Blue crabs, like many marine invertebrates, have what scientists refer to as a complex lifecycle, which means that they go through drastic changes in body shape and location as they age, similar in some ways to a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. 

Nov 19, 2020

Sparrows and Rising Seas

Rising seas and habitat loss across the expansive marsh habitat of coastal North Carolina potentially imperils marsh species, including two kinds of sparrows.