Autumn 2016

Houses were destroyed after Hurricane Fran

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From the Executive Director
NC Sea Grant’s Resilience Efforts Meet Varied Needs

Susan White discusses work by Sea Grant and its partners to build resilient communities — and their ability to recover from extreme events.

Hurricane Fran Revisited:
Lessons From a Benchmark Storm

Jay Barnes looks at what North Carolina experts learned from Hurricane Fran — and what has changed in hurricane planning and response since 1996.

Accounting for the Bounty of the Sea

This pullout offers 2015 data on North Carolina’s commercial and recreational fisheries.

PEOPLE AND PLACES
Story Map Reveals Oyster Treasures

Jane Harrison hunts for a new way to share geographic and other data in the digital age.

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