Table of Contents

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

In his Summer 2014 letter, John Fear discusses North Carolina Sea Grant’s efforts to integrate funded research into our outreach and communication efforts.

THE WORKBOATS OF CORE SOUND: Stories and Photographs of a Changing World

Read an excerpt from the book, with text and photographs by Lawrence S. Earley.

SENSING THE FUTURE:
A New Technique to Monitor Water Quality

Restored marshes can remove excess fertilizer from surface water. But how much? Rhett Register describes a new way researchers are assessing water quality.

NATURALIST’S NOTEBOOK:
Beneath the Waves: Films Inspire, Educate

Marine science graduate students bring an international film festival to locations across Carteret County.

PEOPLE & PLACES:
Beyond the Beach: Explore the Coastal Region

SEA SCIENCE:
Gene Groups Key to Embryo Development

Findings about how striped bass produce eggs have implications for aquaculture — and maybe for people. Rhett Register speaks with the researchers who made the discovery.

MARINER’S MENU:
Seafood with Shells

Crack open some seafood and dig into summer recipes featuring clams, crabs and shrimp.

CURRENTS:
Beach Season Focuses on Rip Current Safety

Weather forecasters, lifeguards, North Carolina Sea Grant and other partners team up to consider the science and safety of the surf zone.