Dave Shaw

Jun 24, 2016

Tracking Snowbirds: Communities Consider Economic Boom from Boaters

What do transient boaters plying the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway want? Research funded by North Carolina Sea Grant seeks to understand what draws boaters passing through on the ICW into adjacent communities.

Jun 22, 2016

A New Normal: Randolph Teen Thriving

Randolph County native Kiersten Yow suffered a shark bite on Oak Island in June 2015. A year later, she has made tremendous strides in her recovery.

Jun 16, 2016

The Coastal Wave of Life

Head shoreward to learn about North Carolina's ocean economy and to discover a coastal wave of life.

Jun 13, 2016

Getting the Message Out about Rip Currents

North Carolina Sea Grant teamed up with meteorologists at the National Weather Service’s Wilmington Office to promote Rip Current Awareness Week.

May 27, 2016

STEAM on the Coast

Terri Kirby Hathaway, North Carolina Sea Grant marine education specialist, offers a photo blog an Outer Banks event for Girl Scouts focusing on coastal topics and STEAM — science, technology, engineering, art and math.

May 25, 2016

Community Resilience from Coast to Coast

Resilience is more than a buzzword or a monthly theme — it’s at the core of what the Sea Grant network does to support coastal communities and economies.

May 11, 2016

Of Space and Sea: Data Challenges and Creative Solutions

Investments in space missions could soon return more benefits in coastal North Carolina through a new joint fellowship offered by North Carolina's Space Grant and Sea Grant programs.

May 6, 2016

East Meets West

Chuck Weirich, North Carolina Sea Grant marine aquaculture specialist, takes readers on the highlights of a tour of shellfish aquaculture operations in the Pacific Northwest. He went on a learning trip with Cory and Callie Carawan, who had just started an oyster aquaculture operation in Hyde County.

May 4, 2016

Fisheries Biologist Wins Presidential Honor

Former Sea Grant fellow Nate Bacheler has been awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

May 3, 2016

Tell Your Story

A key lesson was shared over and over again at North Carolina Sea Grant’s first graduate training symposium: Science isn’t done until it’s communicated.