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image: Cedar Point tideland. Credit: NC Wetlands.

Jan 17, 2024

Degrees of Change

Cedar Point Tideland. Credit: NC Wetlands. DEGREES OF CHANGE Why Water Temperatures Matter New research looks at long-term trends in NC estuaries — changes that could bring new species to…
image: crabs.

Jan 12, 2024

Behind the Business

Perspectives from a Seafood Insider

Jan 12, 2024

BEHIND THE BUSINESS

BEHIND THE BUSINESS Perspectives from a Seafood Insider Nathan King of Seaview Crab Company, Wilmington Seaview Crab Company has seven locations, including its Midtown Market at 1515 Marstellar Street in Wilmington. Nathan King co-owns…
Bull shark with open mouth in blue water below the surface.

Sep 18, 2023

Behind the Researcher: Matt Damiano, Warming Waters, and Sustaining Iconic Fish

“We have a rapidly changing landscape of both the ocean environment and the makeup of who is going out to catch fish.” When you give a child a National Geographic video on sharks, you might just hook them on sea life.
Underwater oyster reef.

Sep 18, 2023

Shrinking Habitats: How Have Oyster Reefs Changed Over the Last Six Decades?

In a crucial North Carolina estuary, scientists combed through historical data to better understand both biodiversity and seafood supply.
Fire burning a stand of longleaf pine during a prescribed burn.

Sep 18, 2023

FALL 2023

FALL 2023 Letter from the Executive Director HOT TAKE Some Forests Need Fire Do the benefits of prescribed burns include protection and recovery from wildfires? ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND DISASTER RECOVERY…
image: plastic particles under microscope.

Jun 20, 2023

A River of Plastics

New research reveals the Neuse River Basin annually delivers an estimated 230 billion particles of plastic to the Pamlico Sound.

Jun 2, 2023

Hook, Line & Science

Sonar imaging revealed when different-sized fish visit oyster reefs. 

Apr 18, 2023

Sustaining Iconic Fish

“I wanted to be a marine biologist, basically from the moment I watched a National Geographic video featuring Dr. Eugenie Clark. She was my hero growing up,” says Matt Damiano, an alumnus from North Carolina State University’s Department of Applied Ecology.
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Mar 28, 2023

Coastal Currents

North Carolina Space Grant is offering two opportunities to discover distant worlds — and much more — on one big weekend. On April 21, the NC Space Symposium will feature NASA experts and student research in Raleigh. That night and the next, the Statewide Star Party will take place.