Dave Shaw

Sep 16, 2020

Naturalist’s Notebook: Is Climate Change Affecting Sea Turtle Hatchlings?

Research shows that warming temperatures cause loggerheads to give birth mostly to female offspring.

Sep 16, 2020

If COVID-19 and a Major Hurricane Collide

What would it mean for people living in our state’s most vulnerable communities?

Sep 15, 2020

Interviews as Catalysts of Change

In-depth conversations propel the work of a Knauss Fellow from North Carolina. 

Sep 9, 2020

Science Needs You: Monitoring and Assessing Water Quality Across the Neuse River Estuary-Pamlico Sound Continuum

For decades, researchers have been tracking the health of the second largest estuarine complex in the United States — and you can help, too.

Aug 27, 2020

COVID-19, Plastic Production, and Marine Debris

Check in with Jenna Hartley, as she reflects on her the intersections of her North Carolina Sea Grant funded research and national, global topics.

Aug 20, 2020

Innovative Research Looks at Flooding and the Latinx Community

North Carolina Sea Grant – WRRI Graduate Research Fellow Olivia Vilá tells how she had to shift approaches on the fly in order to study flooding and the Latinx community in Wilmington.

Aug 4, 2020

Jimmy Morris: Life on a ‘Finger Between Two Bays’ 

Resilience is a key trait for Jimmy Morris, founder of Morris Family Shellfish Farms and the Mill Point Hatchery in the small village of Sea Level, located in Carteret County’s Down East communities.

Jul 31, 2020

Hurricane Preparation and Recovery Information

With the heart of hurricane season approaching, North Carolina Sea Grant shares the following links to resources and information about disaster recovery and resilience.

Jul 23, 2020

Spat-On-Shell Demonstration Project Will Benefit Oyster Harvests and Coastal Ecosystems

North Carolina Sea Grant, the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and industry collaborators have joined forces on a new project to produce and deploy “spat-on-shell” to restore wild oyster populations for future harvest.

Jul 23, 2020

Pathways to Marine Policy

Meet nine Knauss finalists whose past experiences with NOAA set them on a path to marine policy, including two of the four graduate students from North Carolina who are finalists this year.