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Coastal Science Serves North Carolina: Sea Grant Funds New Research Projects

Spring 2014

image: sand tiger shark.

Jul 31, 2014

Sharks of North Carolina

The sounds, estuaries and ocean waters in and around North Carolina provide a variety of habitats for water-dwelling species, including an abundance of sharks. Here is a quick look at some sharks that are commonly found in the state.

Jul 16, 2014

THE SEAFOOD SAFETY SQUAD: Ensuring Quality of Coastal Delicacies

The art world prizes provenance — establishing the origins, ownership, custody and safe keeping of works to authenticate their value. The seafood industry focuses on traceability — documenting the origins and handling of seafood products from oceans or farms to processors, suppliers, retailers and food-service providers. This tracking enables fish and shellfish to meet consumers’ expectations of food safety.
image: Susan White.

Apr 2, 2014

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Cultivating Innovative Responses to Coastal Challenges

My last note to you described our renewed commitment to engaging and supporting the activities of the North Carolina Sea Grant Advisory Board. This month, Sea Grant is hosting a research symposium as significant step, in a series of strategic initiatives, to seek stronger, renewed and sustained engagement with the range of stakeholders the program has served for decades. In addition, Sea Grant is seeking new partners who have a growing interest in collaborations that focus on the state’s coastal resource science and outreach needs in new ways.
North Carolina's estuarine shoreline

Mar 1, 2014

AROUND THE NEXT CURVE: Report Considers Estuarine Shoreline Management Strategies

North Carolina’s thousands of miles of estuarine shoreline — edging sounds, bays and other areas where fresh and salt waters meet — are known for their rugged beauty and bountiful wildlife. But as more people move to this inner coast, the region is increasingly experiencing pressures associated with development.
baked clams

Mar 1, 2014

MARINER’S MENU: Spring into Seasonal Seafood

NORTH CAROLINA’S COASTAL WATERS OFFER AN ABUNDANCE OF SEAFOOD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN SPRING, BLUE CRABS MOLT, OFFERING SOFT-CRAB SPECIALTIES. SNAPPER IS AMONG THE FINFISH HARVESTED. CLAMS MAY COME FROM WILD HARVEST OR MARICULTURE OPERATIONS.
Researchers tag fish.

Mar 1, 2014

Sea Science: Exploring Science: UNC-TV Expands Research Coverage

A red drum flops into the deck of a research boat as a team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill frees it from a net. Waves of…
image: aerial view of marsh and seashore.

Mar 1, 2014

Sea Grant Investments and Opportunities

White cites a multitude of partnerships, including with community leaders, internationally recognized experts, new faculty and resource managers making policy decisions. “They all will be key in helping us identify our path forward,” she adds.
Herring Navigate

Mar 1, 2014

Coastal Science Serves North Carolina: Sea Grant Funds New Research Projects

Headquartered at North Carolina State University, Sea Grant is recognized as an interinstitutional program of the University of North Carolina system. Researchers across the state are eligible to compete for Sea Grant support. The 2014-16 funding cycle features projects with scientists from East Carolina University, NC State, NC Central University, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Coastal Studies Institute and UNC Wilmington, as well as Duke University. The listing also includes a regional project that couples in-state researchers with out-of-state colleagues.