{"id":33640,"date":"2026-06-22T14:33:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=33640"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:31:13","slug":"summer-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/summer-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer 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 summer 2026 issue&#8230;<\/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=\"1579\" height=\"1065\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-33585\"\n            alt=\"image: Nags Head Woods Preserve.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Nags_Head_Woods_Preserve-Roger-Mulligan-CC-Atribution-2.0-generic-3917-2_37301670196.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Nags_Head_Woods_Preserve-Roger-Mulligan-CC-Atribution-2.0-generic-3917-2_37301670196.jpg 1579w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Nags_Head_Woods_Preserve-Roger-Mulligan-CC-Atribution-2.0-generic-3917-2_37301670196-300x202.jpg 300w, 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East Coast\u2019s most remarkable natural refuges for birds and wildlife: Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve.<\/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\/summer-2026-giant-octopuses\/\"\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-33642\"\n            alt=\"image: Giant Pacific Octopus.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Giant-Pacific-Octopus.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\">Did Giant Octopuses Rule the Ancient Seas?<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">New research on fossilized jaws suggests massive octopuses may have been intelligent top predators 100 million years ago.<\/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\/summer-2026-data-centers-threaten-freshwater-fisheries\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-33576\"\n            alt=\"image: data center.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Data-Center-2048x1536-2.jpeg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Data-Center-2048x1536-2.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Data-Center-2048x1536-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Data-Center-2048x1536-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Data-Center-2048x1536-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Data-Center-2048x1536-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        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class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2164\" height=\"1438\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-33566\"\n            alt=\"image: shark underwater.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/1_3_23_NOAA.png\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/1_3_23_NOAA.png 2164w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/1_3_23_NOAA-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/1_3_23_NOAA-1024x680.png 1024w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/1_3_23_NOAA-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/1_3_23_NOAA-1536x1021.png 1536w, 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