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May 6, 2015

Speaking for the Coast — and History

Jack Thigpen shares some of his favorite oral histories from the Coastal Voices project. He also highlights ways for those interested to help further this work to preserve oral histories related to the North Carolina coast.

May 1, 2015

Rocky Branch: New Look, Old Story

For the past 13 years, Barbara, who is North Carolina Sea Grant water protection and restoration specialist and faculty in NC State University’s Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, has led a multimillion dollar, multiphased project to restore Rocky Branch Creek.

Apr 28, 2015

Frozen Shrimp: Ensuring Seafood Safety

Barry Nash discusses food-safety tips for handling frozen shrimp.

Apr 20, 2015

Pollinated? Coastal Waters Run Yellow

Sara Mirabilio goes in search of the source of yellow ocean water. Perhaps it is Trichodesmium erythraeum, a marine cyanobacterium found worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters. The blue-green algae blooms seasonally off the North Carolina coast. Charter boat captains regularly share accounts of “marine pollen” or “sulphur” when describing an occurrence of yellow coastal waters, which likely are spottings of Trichodesmium blooms.

Apr 15, 2015

Junior Curators and Whale Falls

Carter Smith introduced young scientists at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences to whale fall communities — and to her own path to becoming a scientist.

Apr 9, 2015

Coastal Collaborations in Spring 2015 Coastwatch

E-Ching Lee gives a preview of the Spring 2015 issue of Coastwatch. The magazine is scheduled for distribution in mid April.

Apr 7, 2015

Sounds of the Sound

Shannon Brown studies the collection of biological, physical and human-produced sounds in the estuarine environment. She shares some recordings she gathered from Rachel Carson Reserve. Brown, a graduate student at North Carolina State University, was a joint North Carolina Sea Grant/N.C. Coastal Reserve fellow in 2014.

Apr 3, 2015

A One-Stop Shop for Coastal Topics

Susan White, North Carolina Sea Grant executive director, explains why she's looking forward to North Carolina's Coastal Conference, #NCCoastConf, on April 14. And she invites you to join her there.

Mar 30, 2015

Teaching Kids about Fluorescence and Bioluminescence

Hannah Aichelman, Sarah Davies and Matt Kanke teach visitors to the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences about fluorescence and bioluminescence.

Mar 20, 2015

Calling New Collectors for CoCoRaHS

Learn about North Carolina’s Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network and their flavor of March Madness.