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Spring 2021
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Spring 2021

Magic at 64.4 Degrees

Science, Serendipity, and Farmed Striped Bass

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More From Spring 2021

Letter from the Executive Director

In this issue, Lauren D. Pharr, a science communicator with North Carolina Sea Grant — and a scientist in her own right — profiles women and men facing challenges of being Black researchers in the aquatic sciences. Austin Gray, former joint fellow with North Carolina Sea Grant and the Water Resources Research Institute.
Oysters

Coastal Tidings

New Projects Study Black Sea Bass and Shellfish Economics

In the Wake of Storms

North Carolina fish houses tend to be small, rural businesses nestled off the beaten path in the nooks and crannies of the state’s meandering shoreline.
Kayelyn Simmons is a winner of a prestigious John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship from Sea Grant.

Breaking Systemic Barriers

Four stories from Black scientists about their first-hand experiences with systemic obstacles, their resilience, and their advice about how to move forward.

In Full Bloom

Algae, Air Quality, and New Research on the Impacts of Cyanotoxins

Hook, Line & Science

Illegal Angling, Measuring the Megalodon, and More
Stuffed Soft Shell Crabs

Mariner’s Menu: Spring Succulence

Stuffed Soft-Shell Crabs, Tex-Mex Shrimp and Monkfish Bisque
Apples at the Hendersonville Farmers Market

Blue Economy

Comparing apples to oysters, farmers and fishers have much in common in the way of obstacles and opportunities.
A blue crab

Sea Science: Crabitat

Juvenile Blue Crab Habitats in Pamlico Sound
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K-12 Students Win Art and Poetry Prizes

Students win prizes for creative projects expressing the meaning of climate resilience.