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Capital Achivements: Knauss Finalists Named

2018

Sep 1, 2018

Skyfall

When a hurricane like Florence strikes, onlookers may ask, “Who saw the worst damage?” But enduring a major storm is deeply personal. “If you’re a disaster victim and you’re affected, it’s the worst event for you,” says Jessica Whitehead, North Carolina Sea Grant’s coastal communities hazards adaptation specialist.
Satellite view of Hurricane Florence near Wrightsville Beach

Sep 1, 2018

A Slow-Motion Emergency

Florence originated where many hurricanes begin, off the west coast of Africa. In late August, an area of low pressure developed in easterly winds blowing off the continent. Near the Cape Verde Islands, the disturbance became a tropical depression — a cyclone with relatively weak winds. By Sept. 1 it had transformed into a tropical storm.

Sep 1, 2018

Welcome to the Neighborhood

North Carolina’s coast is a very sharky place. The fact that important shark habitat includes the state’s estuaries often surprises locals and visitors alike.

Aug 28, 2018

Mariner’s Menu: Summer’s Spread

Summer’s Spread: Snapper with Tropical Fruit Salad, Seafood Stuffed Avocado, Grilled Scallop Kabobs, Carolina Shrimp Boil

Aug 14, 2018

Q&A with Paul E. Hosier: From the Adirondacks to the Carolinas

Coastal plant ecologist Paul E. Hosier is the author of Seacoast Plants of the Carolinas: A New Guide for Plant Identification and Use in the Coastal Landscape. This new edition of a classic resource is published by the University of North Carolina Press, in partnership with North Carolina Sea Grant.
image: aerial of Surf City beach.

Aug 13, 2018

Letter from the Executive Director

Seems we’re all constantly in motion — hopefully forward. That’s a great thing as long as we can continue to learn from our current and past efforts, investments, successes and challenges. This summer, the Sea Grant team has been doing just that — reflecting on the past four years of our program. That includes looking internally at our business practices and partnerships, as well as more broadly at our productivity and accountability to reach our research, extension and educational goals and performance targets.
A pier overlooking the ocean

Aug 13, 2018

The Long View

In fact, climate adaptation is official business in Nags Head. In 2015, the town launched a new project called FOCUS Nags Head, an effort to overhaul its land use policies and ordinances. Last summer, the town completed the project’s first phase: a comprehensive plan that explicitly addresses climate change and sea level rise.

Aug 13, 2018

RISING: Perspectives of Change on the North Carolina Coast

What are the experiences and adaptation strategies of people living on the front lines of coastal change? How might the stories of residents, business owners, commercial fishermen, farmers and community leaders offer insight into the manifold threats facing coastal communities? Can they transcend political discourse and offer a new perspective — one that captures the natural, cultural and economic consequences of change? How do their experiences affect perceptions of the future?

Jun 1, 2018

Thriving in Sun, Salt and Sand

Excerpts from Seacoast Plants of the Carolinas: A New Guide for Plant Identification and Use in the Coastal Landscape Copyright © 2018 by North Carolina State University. Used by permission…
coastal shoreline

Jun 1, 2018

Capital Achivements: Knauss Finalists Named

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Sea Grant Office has named four North Carolina graduate students from three different universities as finalists for the 2019 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.