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Behind the Business

2024

image: Buxton, NC, shoreline.

Jan 13, 2024

Vital Signs: Seven More Feet?

Projections show that U.S. sea levels will increase the most along the East Coast and Gulf Coast — and that a failure to curb emissions could raise waters up to seven feet by the end of the century.
image: Sunrise over the Neuse River.

Jan 12, 2024

Crossing the Mighty Neuse

“That boat’ll take more than you will!” -- Cap’n Jim Rumfelt
image: the original Chicamacomico lifesaving station.

Jan 10, 2024

Treasures of Chicamacomico

Mention shipwrecks and treasures along the North Carolina coast, and most folks think of gold coins or ships' cannons. But near Rodanthe, one treasure has more to do with the lives saved in shipwrecks off Cape Hatteras...
image: moonrise over the atlantic.

Jan 10, 2024

Sixty Miles Off-Shore

A Sea Grant fellow shares his experience aboard a science vessel — deploying traps, analyzing fish, and acclimating to life on the Atlantic.

image: Hurricane Florence from space.

Jan 9, 2024

50-year Trend in Atlantic Hurricane Escalation

New research from Rowan University climate scientist Andra Garner shows changes to Atlantic hurricanes over the past 50 years, with storms developing and strengthening faster.
image: Green sea turtle. Credit: Ali Bayless / NOAA Fisheries.

Jan 9, 2024

Are We Accidentally Catching More Sea Turtles Than We Thought?

A new model shows when and why turtles along the Southeast coast are at risk.
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Jan 8, 2024

Bridging the Digital Divide

A collaborative research team led by Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability is working to lessen the digital divide for small rural water utilities and helping them fulfill reporting requirements.
image: oyster toadfish. Credit: Allison Scott/NOAA.

Jan 5, 2024

Hook, Line & Science: Are Fish Noisier Today Than They Used to Be?

Using a new acoustic recording device, a research team captured the underwater soundscape and compared it to recordings that the U.S. Navy made decades ago.
image: Pamlico River, water's edge.

Jan 4, 2024

Ecosystems Solutions

Reducing the Nutrient Load: How an Alternative Method of Wastewater Treatment Could Help the Tar-Pamlico Recover

image: crabs.

Jan 4, 2024

Behind the Business

Perspectives from a Seafood Insider