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Are We Accidentally Catching More Sea Turtles Than We Thought?

Dave Shaw

image: crab and shrimp salad on lettuce bed.

Mar 1, 2024

Mariner’s Menu: Spring’s Savory Dishes

Spring’s Savory Dishes: Crab and Shrimp Salad, Fresh Deviled Clams, Broiled Soft Crabs With Basil-butter Sauce

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Jan 17, 2024

Shifting Shores

Coastal hazards, such as hurricanes and sea level rise, continue to increase with climate change -- and shoreline modifications, dredging, and boating wakes can exacerbate erosion and property damage.
Cedar Point Tideland

Jan 17, 2024

Degrees of Change: Why Water Temperatures Matter

Estuaries are transition zones where land meets water, ocean meets rivers, and saltwater meets fresh. Climate change and shifting water temperatures are among the most pressing considerations for ecosystem resiliency, and estuaries are no exception.

image: Gulf of Guinea rescue operations.

Jan 13, 2024

Climate & Society: Is Climate Change Creating More Pirates?

Dwindling fish populations from warming waters could increase maritime crime.
image: Buxton, NC, shoreline.

Jan 13, 2024

Vital Signs: Seven More Feet?

Projections show that U.S. sea levels will increase the most along the East Coast and Gulf Coast — and that a failure to curb emissions could raise waters up to seven feet by the end of the century.
image: Sunrise over the Neuse River.

Jan 12, 2024

Crossing the Mighty Neuse

“That boat’ll take more than you will!” -- Cap’n Jim Rumfelt
image: the original Chicamacomico lifesaving station.

Jan 10, 2024

Treasures of Chicamacomico

Mention shipwrecks and treasures along the North Carolina coast, and most folks think of gold coins or ships' cannons. But near Rodanthe, one treasure has more to do with the lives saved in shipwrecks off Cape Hatteras...
image: moonrise over the atlantic.

Jan 10, 2024

Sixty Miles Off-Shore

A Sea Grant fellow shares his experience aboard a science vessel — deploying traps, analyzing fish, and acclimating to life on the Atlantic.

image: Hurricane Florence from space.

Jan 9, 2024

50-year Trend in Atlantic Hurricane Escalation

New research from Rowan University climate scientist Andra Garner shows changes to Atlantic hurricanes over the past 50 years, with storms developing and strengthening faster.
image: Green sea turtle. Credit: Ali Bayless / NOAA Fisheries.

Jan 9, 2024

Are We Accidentally Catching More Sea Turtles Than We Thought?

A new model shows when and why turtles along the Southeast coast are at risk.