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Our dynamic climate increasingly fuels more supercharged storms, bringing even bigger challenges to coastal and inland North Carolina. For over four decades, Coastwatch<\/em> has documented the hurricanes that have shaped our state.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Blue Economy<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

When economic activity is in balance with the long-term capacity of the coastal and ocean ecosystems, a blue economy emerges.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Coastal Resilience<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

As policymakers and planners begin to reconceive of resilience, Coastwatch<\/em> offers articles at the forefront of the discussion. <\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Coastal Landscapes & Plants <\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Thanks in large part to North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s Coastal Landscapes Initiative, there\u2019s a new trend towards landscaping that enhances the coastal environment. Here, we\u2019ve collected our stories on coastal landscaping and, more generally, on\u00a0our state\u2019s amazing seacoast plant life.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Sustainable Fisheries & Aquaculture<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

North Carolina Sea Grant provides expert assistance to the state\u2019s diverse seafood and fishing industries, with staff members serving on advisory panels and connecting researchers to people who work in commercial and recreational fishing, aquaculture, and seafood. These projects help\u00a0coastal communities sustain livelihoods, cultures, and the long-term health of fisheries.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Healthy Ecosystems<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The coastal environment faces numerous threats from emerging contaminants, plastics and marine debris, other pollutants, climate change, and more…<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Climate<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

As the global climate heats up and sea levels rise, an epic battle takes shape in our coastal watersheds, where incremental shifts have enormous impacts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Sharks<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Our readers love \u2019em. Here you can find everything you need to know about all kinds off sharks.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Critters (Other than Sharks)<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

From sea turtles to tree frogs to naked sea butterflies, we’ve published material on all kinds of critters. <\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Seafood<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Here, you can read about what North Carolinians have been telling people for years. The best seafood on the Atlantic Seaboard comes from our own coast.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Fishing & Other Fun<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Our state ranks first among Atlantic states for the number of people who fish recreationally in saltwater off the East Coast. We\u2019ve gathered our favorite articles on fishing here, and\u00a0you also can read about boating, beach combing, crabbing, and other fun.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Cultures & Histories<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The rich fabric of North Carolina\u2019s coastal cultures comprises the histories, narratives, and ways of life of people of all backgrounds and ethnicities, and it stretches across thousands of years.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Education<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

These stories are about educational outreach and provide special resources for teachers and students in North Carolina.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Sharks, sea level rise, the ISS of the Ocean, and a “river of time.” Articles, features, new and old favorites. Here’s what our readers have been perusing the most…<\/p>\n \n

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