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Winter 2024

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Shifting Shores

Coastal hazards, such as hurricanes and sea level rise, continue to increase with climate change — and shoreline modifications, dredging, and boating wakes can exacerbate erosion and property damage.
Cedar Point Tideland

Degrees of Change: Why Water Temperatures Matter

Estuaries are transition zones where land meets water, ocean meets rivers, and saltwater meets fresh. Climate change and shifting water temperatures are among the most pressing considerations for ecosystem resiliency, and estuaries are no exception.

image: Gulf of Guinea rescue operations.

Climate & Society: Is Climate Change Creating More Pirates?

Dwindling fish populations from warming waters could increase maritime crime.
image: Buxton, NC, shoreline.

Vital Signs: Seven More Feet?

Projections show that U.S. sea levels will increase the most along the East Coast and Gulf Coast — and that a failure to curb emissions could raise waters up to seven feet by the end of the century.
image: Sunrise over the Neuse River.

Crossing the Mighty Neuse

“That boat’ll take more than you will!” — Cap’n Jim Rumfelt
image: the original Chicamacomico lifesaving station.

Treasures of Chicamacomico

Mention shipwrecks and treasures along the North Carolina coast, and most folks think of gold coins or ships’ cannons. But near Rodanthe, one treasure has more to do with the lives saved in shipwrecks off Cape Hatteras…
image: moonrise over the atlantic.

Sixty Miles Off-Shore

A Sea Grant fellow shares his experience aboard a science vessel — deploying traps, analyzing fish, and acclimating to life on the Atlantic.

image: Green sea turtle. Credit: Ali Bayless / NOAA Fisheries.

Are We Accidentally Catching More Sea Turtles Than We Thought?

A new model shows when and why turtles along the Southeast coast are at risk.
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Bridging the Digital Divide

A collaborative research team led by Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability is working to lessen the digital divide for small rural water utilities and helping them fulfill reporting requirements.
image: oyster toadfish. Credit: Allison Scott/NOAA.

Hook, Line & Science: Are Fish Noisier Today Than They Used to Be?

Using a new acoustic recording device, a research team captured the underwater soundscape and compared it to recordings that the U.S. Navy made decades ago.
image: Pamlico River, water's edge.

Ecosystems Solutions

Reducing the Nutrient Load: How an Alternative Method of Wastewater Treatment Could Help the Tar-Pamlico Recover

image: crabs.

Behind the Business

Perspectives from a Seafood Insider
image: Broiled Striped Bass with Mediterranean Spice Rub.

Mariner’s Menu

Featuring Parmesan Clams, Broiled Striped Bass with Mediterranean Spice Rub, Fried Shrimp and more…

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image: Katie Mosher.

Letter from the Executive Director

In 1998, Katie Mosher began what would become a 25-year commitment to Coastwatch magazine and North Carolina Sea Grant.

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