Dave Shaw

Feb 26, 2016

It’s All in the Delivery

Register now for North Carolina Sea Grant's graduate training symposium, open to all graduate students. The event is set for April 6 and 7, 2016, in New Bern.

Feb 22, 2016

Ghostbusters: Collecting Derelict Crab Pots

Since 2014, the North Carolina Coastal Federation has partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program, along with North Carolina Sea Grant, the N.C. Marine Patrol and local commercial fishermen, to remove derelict fishing gear from northeastern North Carolina waters in mid-January each year. Ladd Bayliss explains.

Feb 16, 2016

Winter Weather Blues

Ashley Chafin, a North Carolina Sea Grant intern and an NC State sophomore, discusses being prepared for winter weather. During Winter Storm Jonas, she found out the hard way what to do when you are without power for almost three days.

Feb 10, 2016

Clear Waters Ahead for Oyster Restoration

By KATHLEEN ONOREVOLE Posted Feb. 10, 2016 Kathleen Onorevole is a master’s student in Michael Piehler’s lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead…

Feb 5, 2016

North Carolina Sea Grant Sponsors Upcoming Shellfish Aquaculture Workshop

By CHUCK WEIRICH Posted Feb. 5, 2016 North Carolina has great potential for shellfish aquaculture — and the more involved, the better for the industry. If you are a potential or…

Nov 10, 2015

How SAV-vy are Farmed Oysters?

Brady Blackburn discusses how shellfish aquaculture operations might affect submerged aquatic vegetation.

Oct 29, 2015

Shellfish Siting Tool Helps Growers Select Leases

By REBECCA NAGY Posted Oct. 29, 2015 Updated Nov. 2, 2015 With wild harvest season in full swing this fall, some oyster growers are looking ahead, thanks to the North Carolina…

Oct 21, 2015

Looking Back: Coastwatch 1985

Thirty years ago this month, the October 1985 issus of Coastwatch included a story about Lundie Spence, former North Carolina Sea Grant marine education specialist. To commemorate #BackToTheFuture day, we catch up with her today to find out what she is doing now.

Oct 6, 2015

Studying Oysters in an Estuarine Environment

Brady Blackburn is one of 10 undergraduate students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying at an environmental science field site in Manteo, N.C., this fall. He discusses the group's research project: examining the effects of oyster aquaculture on the surrounding environment.

Oct 2, 2015

Fall Safety Campaign Kicks Off

The National Weather Service’s Fall Safety Campaign, Sept. 1 through Nov. 30, provides valuable safety and preparedness resources, as well as information to share through social media.