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SIZE MATTERS: Testing a New Mesh Size for Black Sea Bass

2013

blue stormy ocean waves with white foam

Apr 7, 2014

Local Catch: Traditional Working Boats of the Outer Banks

The waters of the state are as diverse as the skiffs and boats that use them. Often, boats are specific to their intended catch, with adaptations to produce a higher-quality product.
blue stormy ocean waves with white foam

Apr 7, 2014

The Science of Shipwrecks

The riches of the North Carolina coast — sparkling beaches, winding shores and hidden coves, vibrant port cities, and abundant fishing — include another kind of treasure, often the buried kind.
image: boating.

Apr 7, 2014

ON THE WATER: Save Fuel, Money: Running Your Boat by the Numbers

Money-saving tips for running your boat on gas, ethanol, diesel or whatever fuel you run your boat on.
Headshot of Georgann Eubanks.

Dec 15, 2013

LITERARY TRAILS: Lost and Found in the Northeastern Corridor

In Literary Trails of Eastern North Carolina: A Guidebook, Georgann Eubanks offers readers 18 tours that take them to the places that have inspired novelists, playwrights, poets and journalists to write about eastern North Carolina.

A tagged shad is held in the waters by researchers.

Dec 15, 2013

NATURALIST’S NOTEBOOK: Silver Spawners: Restoring Shad to the Cape Fear

But the silvery shad, a favorite of anglers, should find the Cape Fear a bit more welcoming these days. Returning spawners will discover fish-friendly improvements advanced by the Cape Fear River Partnership — a coalition of 23 state and federal agencies, municipalities and conservation groups.
image: Bottlenose dolphin.

Dec 15, 2013

SEA SCIENCE: Riding the Waves: Identifying and Protecting Marine Mammals

Between July and October 2013, about 700 dolphins stranded along the U.S. East Coast, drawing the attention of scientists and coastal residents.
Headshot of Georgann Eubanks.

Dec 15, 2013

Q&A WITH GEORGANN EUBANKS

Here, Eubanks chats about her travels in eastern North Carolina, what influence place has on writers and how she thinks readers can best use her guidebooks.
Stephen Polan holds the remains of a skipjack.

Dec 15, 2013

GUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE: Fish Stomachs Help Identify Atlantic Pelagic Food Web

Catching fish is the most important part of fishing. Gutting is a messy step to cook what is landed. For seafood lovers and anglers, fish guts and gonads are rarely of any value. Most often, they land in the trash.
image: Susan White.

Dec 15, 2013

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Teamwork Offers Keys to Success

For example, the coming year will bring exciting opportunities to broaden Sea Grant's engagement with academic partners through a new Coastal and Marine Science Consortium that will include leaders of marine-focused programs across the University of North Carolina system and Duke University.
Burgess shown holding black sea bass.

Dec 15, 2013

SIZE MATTERS: Testing a New Mesh Size for Black Sea Bass

This time, they are experimenting with various mesh sizes that will trap fish 11 inches or longer, the new size limit for the commercial black sea bass fishery. They also want to ensure sublegal, or undersized, fish can escape.