North Carolina Sea Grant

Dec 15, 2020

Seasonal Seafood Posters Are Available Online and in Coastwatch

“The posters are great,” says John M. Aydlett, who leads the Got to Be NC Seafood campaign. “They help to educate consumers on what’s typically available from North Carolina’s waters in order to make a decision on what species to purchase and prepare.”

Dec 1, 2020

NC Knauss Fellow Jessie Straub: A FORCE for Good

FORCE Knauss fellows work on coastal resilience in different capacities through their agencies’ host offices.

Nov 25, 2020

Crabitat: Juvenile Blue Crab Habitats in Pamlico Sound

Blue crabs, like many marine invertebrates, have what scientists refer to as a complex lifecycle, which means that they go through drastic changes in body shape and location as they age, similar in some ways to a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. 

Sep 15, 2020

Interviews as Catalysts of Change

In-depth conversations propel the work of a Knauss Fellow from North Carolina. 

Aug 27, 2020

COVID-19, Plastic Production, and Marine Debris

Check in with Jenna Hartley, as she reflects on her the intersections of her North Carolina Sea Grant funded research and national, global topics.

Aug 20, 2020

Innovative Research Looks at Flooding and the Latinx Community

North Carolina Sea Grant – WRRI Graduate Research Fellow Olivia Vilá tells how she had to shift approaches on the fly in order to study flooding and the Latinx community in Wilmington.

Jul 23, 2020

Spat-On-Shell Demonstration Project Will Benefit Oyster Harvests and Coastal Ecosystems

North Carolina Sea Grant, the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and industry collaborators have joined forces on a new project to produce and deploy “spat-on-shell” to restore wild oyster populations for future harvest.

Jul 23, 2020

Pathways to Marine Policy

Meet nine Knauss finalists whose past experiences with NOAA set them on a path to marine policy, including two of the four graduate students from North Carolina who are finalists this year.

Jul 21, 2020

Celebrating Latino Conservation Week: Spotlight on Melinda Martinez

We celebrate Latino Conservation Week with Melinda Martinez, recipient of last year's North Carolina Sea Grant — North Carolina Space Grant Graduate Research Fellowship.

Jul 20, 2020

Celebrating Latino Conservation Week: Spotlight on Frank López

Communities throughout the country are enjoying and connecting with the great outdoors during the 7th annual Latino Conservation Week, July 18 through July 26, which includes nearly 100 events nationwide. We celebrate the occasion here with Frank Lopez, extension director for North Carolina Sea Grant and the NC Water Resources Research Institute.