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Winter 2026

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Ready, Set, Resilience

Two hurricanes and a global pandemic exposed a need to support coastal North Carolina students struggling with upheaval…

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What Will it Cost New Bern to Lose 60% of its Wetlands?

If wetland loss continues at the predicted rate, there could be a total loss of around $4 million from lost nitrogen removal services alone over the next 75 years. But, the full range of lost environmental benefits — from all of the ecosystem services wetlands provide — would be “much, much larger.”

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Drone Imagery Shows Shoreline Changes at Rachel Carson Reserve

A new North Carolina Sea Grant and NC Space Grant study using drone imagery reveals erosion of marsh and shoreline along Carrot Island in Beaufort…

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An Edenton Haunting

Told for true along the Beaufort waterfront, June 2016

“That was the Captain. . . His boat went down in a hurricane off Ocracoke back in the ’20s…”

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Would a Humpback Whale Pass a Basic Human Eye Test?

Whale eyes might be big, but some species may see the world much differently than we assumed…

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Hook, Line & Science

How can you tell a fish’s age — and why does it matter?

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Sharks of North Carolina

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Why Is North Carolina’s Blue Crab Population Declining?

North Carolina Sea Grant and partners looked at clues from before and after the decrease began…

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Top of the Top

Orcas, A.I. whales, and hoisting teachers up to Frying Pan Tower — in case you missed it, here’s our most popular content of 2025…

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Coastal Currents

Letter from the Executive Director