{"id":31183,"date":"2025-06-03T12:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=31183"},"modified":"2025-07-10T17:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T21:35:30","slug":"summer-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/summer-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Inside the summer 2025 issue…<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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A New World for Microbes<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Investigating the Plastisphere<\/strong>

Former Sea Grant fellow Austin Gray is exploring what happens when microbes meet microplastics…<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Why Are Bonnethead Sharks on the Move?<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

What 44 Sharks from the North Edisto River Can Tell Us<\/strong>

Water temperatures may hold the answer…<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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PFAS, Arsenic, and Trade-Offs<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

North Carolina’s Deeper Well Solution<\/strong>

\u201cComparatively, a bedrock well is the most cost-effective option…\u201d<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Will North Carolina\u2019s Blue Crabs Go Extinct?<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The Future of the State\u2019s Most Valuable Commercial Fishery<\/strong>\u00a0

Environmental stressors may push blue crab populations to their breaking point…<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Turtle Road<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Coastal NC Turtles — and More — from Bland Simpson <\/strong>

“He had just tried to get a snapper off of Old Greensboro Highway with a stick and his bare hands and arms, and that beast had bitten and slashed him till he looked as if he had been in a knife fight…”<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Flooding, Hurricanes, and Community Perspectives<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Carteret County and Ocracoke, North Carolina<\/strong><\/strong>

\u201cIf you\u2019re really trying to make change in a place, you have to know the people. Otherwise, it\u2019s just not going to work…\u201d<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Across the Atlantic<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Marine Protected Areas<\/strong>: Ghana\u2019s Dance with Conservation Efforts<\/strong>

Funding cuts, policy delays, and climate pressures threaten to derail Ghana\u2019s first marine protected area, putting livelihoods and biodiversity at risk…<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Waste Not, Want Not<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Recycling Wastewater for Potable Use<\/strong>

A new project explores wastewater renewal…<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Hook, Line & Science<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The Award-Winning Series for Anglers<\/strong>

Landing the biggest dolphinfish, finding black sea bass, predicting tournament winners, and more…<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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The Rip Currents Safety Poster<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Print it out, put it up, or share the link. And save a life…<\/strong>
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Mariner’s Menu<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Summertime Delights<\/strong>

Enjoy summer with choice fish cakes and easy shrimp rolls…<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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

News and Research<\/strong>

The South Atlantic Release Rodeo kicks off, land-based sensors offer a new look at coastal flooding, and more\u2026<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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