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Summer 2014
Lawrence S. Earley

Summer 2014

Q&A WITH LAWRENCE S. EARLEY

  This interview has been condensed and edited. I grew up in a suburb of New York City in New Jersey. When I came here, I worked for the N.C.…

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More From Summer 2014

FROM THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR: Making Connections: Sea Grant Research and Outreach

Greetings and salutations. Susan White is taking a break from her letter-writing duties this summer. This affords me the chance to step in and address our Coastwatch readers. I am…
Researchers placing water-quality monitoring equipment in a marsh.

SENSING THE FUTURE: A New Technique to Monitor Water Quality

A salt marsh is ever changing. Here it behaves like a stream, there a wetland. Now it is salty, later it is brackish. Tides, storms, wind and evaporation all act upon marsh systems, making them highly dynamic and difficult to study.
Graduate students talk to middle schoolers

Naturalist’s Notebook: Beneath the Waves Films Inspire, Educate

When the international Beneath the Waves Film Festival came to North Carolina, the creativity and messages in the award-winning short films were key elements in the two-day event’s storyline.
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum

TRAILS CELEBRATE COASTAL HERITAGE

For more than a year, volunteers along the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway have been planning, researching and developing a series of themed trails. These pathways are designed to connect the cultural traditions and natural resources of Hatteras, Ocracoke and Down East in Carteret County.
Cycle North Carolina riders

COME CYCLE IN COASTAL CAROLINA

Oriental’s waterfront was the starting point for the Cycle North Carolina 2014 spring weekend. Photo by Charlie Hall/New Bern Sun Journal. Lovely summer mornings are prime times for bicyclists to…
broiled hybrid striped bass

SEA SCIENCE: Gene Groups Key to Embryo Development

A team of scientists from North and South Carolina has discovered that interactions among a small group of genes influence egg quality, a key part of all vertebrates' ability to reproduce, including humans. Results of this research, funded in part by North Carolina Sea Grant and the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, are published in the Open Access Journal, Plos One.
Shrimp on ice.

MARINER’S MENU: Seafood with Shells

Clams, crabs and shrimp are excellent sources of lean protein that are low in saturated fat, offering healthy alternatives to beef and pork. Here are some recipes using this seafood,…
rip current

Currents: Beach Season Focuses on Rip Current Safety

At least seven deaths in North Carolina were related to rip currents in 2013. Thus, the 2014 summer beach season opened with local, state and national attention on surf zone safety.