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Catching up with John Mallette

Coastal Cultures and Histories

The rich fabric of coastal culture comprises the histories, narratives, and ways of life of people of all backgrounds and ethnicities, and it stretches across thousands of years.

image: lighthouse lens.

Oct 1, 2025

Keeper of the Light

Currituck Beach Lighthouse is the only North Carolina lighthouse with an acting keeper and family.
image: snapping turtle.

Jun 23, 2025

Turtle Road

"One time, a strong early-middle-aged man showed up at my cabin, shirt and arms all covered in blood. He had just tried to get a snapper off of Old Greensboro Highway with a stick and his bare hands and arms, and that beast had bitten and slashed him till he looked as if he had been in a knife fight..."
image: Erosion at the north end of Ocracoke Island.

Jun 19, 2025

Flooding, Hurricanes, and Community Perspectives

As North Carolina’s coastal communities continue to feel the impact of more frequent and severe storms, as well as accelerated sea level rise, these Sea Grant researchers can help foster important new collaborations.
image: The view from the ruins of the old lighthouse (built in 1875) at Cape Three Points, Ghana. Credit: Friedmut Abel/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0.

Jun 3, 2025

Across the Atlantic

Funding cuts and policy delays threaten to derail Ghana’s first marine protected area, putting livelihoods and biodiversity at risk.
image: Lumber River rescuers.

Mar 31, 2025

Networks of Recovery

From Matthew to Helene, the North Carolina Inclusive Disaster Recovery Network has connected organizations and vulnerable communities.
image: Ghana beach.

Mar 26, 2025

Across the Atlantic

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: The Silent Threat to Oceans and Livelihoods

Dec 16, 2024

The 2024 NC Coastal Conference in Review

The 2024 North Carolina Coastal Conference on November 13 and 14 in New Bern brought together over 330 coastal enthusiasts for insightful presentations and discussions about the future of North…

Sep 17, 2024

Hurricane Hazel 

Author Bland Simpson offers a boyhood recollection of Hurricane Hazel 70 years after the storm struck North Carolina.

Jul 1, 2024

Ancient Oyster Fisheries

Globally, oyster populations have been declining. Oyster management strategies often rely on knowledge and data from the past two centuries — a period during which many oyster fisheries collapsed due to overharvest, habitat loss, and other causes. 

Jun 30, 2024

Catching up with John Mallette

Good luck catching up with John Mallette. He’s all over the map, literally.