{"id":32548,"date":"2026-01-12T09:22:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=32548"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:41:26","slug":"winter-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/winter-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-two-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">INSiDE THE WINTER 2026 ISSUE<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><div class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1414\" height=\"998\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-32565\"\n            alt=\"image: student drawing of a fish.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-10.01.29-AM.png\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-10.01.29-AM.png 1414w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-10.01.29-AM-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-10.01.29-AM-1024x723.png 1024w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-10.01.29-AM-768x542.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1414px) 100vw, 1414px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Ready, Set, Resilience<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Two hurricanes and a global pandemic exposed a need to support coastal North Carolina students struggling with upheaval&#8230;<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/winter-2026-new-bern-wetland-loss\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-32589\"\n            alt=\"image: New Bern waterfront.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image.jpeg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">What Will it Cost New Bern to Lose 60% of its Wetlands?<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">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 \u2014 from\u00a0<em>all<\/em>\u00a0of the ecosystem services wetlands provide \u2014 would be \u201cmuch, much larger.\u201d<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/winter-2026-drone-imagery-shows-shoreline-changes-at-rachel-carson-reserve\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1656\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-32600\"\n            alt=\"image: Taylor Creek.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1.jpeg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1-1024x662.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1-768x497.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1-1536x994.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1-2048x1325.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Drone Imagery Shows Shoreline Changes at Rachel Carson Reserve<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">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&#8230;<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/winter-2026-edenton-haunting\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1732\" height=\"1100\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-32578\"\n            alt=\"image: Rum runner.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/Rum-runner-US-Coast-Guard.png\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/Rum-runner-US-Coast-Guard.png 1732w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/Rum-runner-US-Coast-Guard-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">An Edenton Haunting<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><strong>Told for true along the Beaufort waterfront, June 2016<\/strong><br><br>&#8220;That was the Captain. . . His boat went down in a hurricane off Ocracoke back in the \u201920s&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/winter-2026-humpback-whale-vision\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1034\" height=\"594\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-32609\"\n            alt=\"image: humpback whale.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-2.jpeg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-2.jpeg 1034w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-2-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-2-1024x588.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-2-768x441.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1034px) 100vw, 1034px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Would a Humpback Whale Pass a Basic Human Eye Test?<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Whale eyes might be big, but some species may see the world much differently than we assumed&#8230;<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/winter-2026-measuring-fish-age\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-32629\"\n            alt=\"image: Otolith cross-section.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-2.png\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Hook, Line &amp; Science<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">How can you tell a fish&#8217;s age \u2014 and why does it matter?<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/winter-2026-nc-sharks\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-23125\"\n            alt=\"image: three giant Blacktips swimming in deep blue water.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/Blacktip-shark-adobestock-scaled.jpeg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/Blacktip-shark-adobestock-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/Blacktip-shark-adobestock-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/Blacktip-shark-adobestock-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/Blacktip-shark-adobestock-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/Blacktip-shark-adobestock-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/Blacktip-shark-adobestock-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Sharks of North Carolina<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/winter-2026-nc-blue-crab-population-decline\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2106\" height=\"1398\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-32619\"\n            alt=\"image: blue crabs on deck.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1.png\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1.png 2106w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/image-1-1024x680.png 1024w, 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role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/most-popular\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2215\" height=\"1146\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-30010\"\n            alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/Adam-mid-flight-1.png\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/Adam-mid-flight-1.png 2215w, 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&#8212; in case you missed it, here&#8217;s our most popular content of 2025&#8230;<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-cta\">\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Coastal Currents<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-cta\">\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Letter from the Executive Director<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \n          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