Kim Dick

Dec 23, 2016

Seasonal Dreams and Delights

As seasonal songs abound, Danielle Keller — 2016 Coastal Research Fellow, supported by North Carolina Sea Grant and N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve Program, and a doctoral student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences — turns her thoughts to seagrass and the fish that hide within. Join her as she explains her fellowship research and dreams of green grass beds.

Oct 13, 2016

Forecasting Hypoxia, Algal Blooms for the Neuse River Estuary

North Carolina Sea Grant-funded researchers from NC State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute of Marine Sciences are analyzing several decades of data on hypoxia and algal blooms in the Neuse River Estuary. Doctoral student Alexey Katin highlights some current findings.

Sep 26, 2016

Work Ahead

North Carolina Sea Grant's website will be down for maintenance Sept. 30. If you need our assistance during that time, call 919-515-2454, or email katie_mosher@ncsu.edu.

Sep 12, 2016

Building North Carolina’s Resources

A fellowship offered by North Carolina Sea Grant and the N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve has been jump-starting North Carolina graduate students’ careers since 2010. Recipients have focused on many pressing coastal management issues, including beach erosion, nutrient cycling and invasive species.

Aug 29, 2016

Back to School with SciREN

SciREN Triangle's free networking event brings science from the research bench to the classroom on Friday, Sept. 9 at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Jul 20, 2016

A Tale of Two Seagrasses

Danielle Keller, North Carolina Sea Grant and N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve, is evaluating how different seagrasses serve as nursery and refuge areas for fish species, and how fish communities respond to changes in seasonal seagrass cover.

Jul 11, 2016

Identifying Regulatory Opportunities for North Carolina Shellfish Aquaculture

Palmer Hilton, a research law fellow with the N.C. Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center, goes on a learning tour of several oyster aquaculture operations along the Outer Banks.

Jul 4, 2016

Happy Birthday USA — and North Carolina Sea Grant

Katie Mosher looks back to this day 40 years ago — July 4, 1976 — and recalls how North Carolina Sea Grant received its College Program status.

Jun 30, 2016

Sentinels of the Centennial

Barrier islands are characterized by change. While plants and animals that inhabit these areas can move with the shifting shorelines, the structures on these islands are less mobile. Michael Flynn is working with the National Park Service to assess the vulnerability of landmarks on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, to erosion, storm surge and sea-level rise — and develop recommendations for steps to preserve these historic buildings.

Jun 27, 2016

Of Transient Boaters, Fascinating Conversations and Soggy Camping Trips

Story and Photos By Liz Brown-Pickren Posted June 27, 2016 Like flocks of geese seasonally migrating in search of more comfortable climates, boaters travel the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, also known…