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Some forests need fire. Do the benefits of prescribed burns include protection and recovery from wildfires?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to Coastwatch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to Coastwatch<\/em>, North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s flagship print and digital publication. For over four decades, this award-winning<\/a><\/strong> magazine has brought the latest science and news to readers who love our coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our compelling articles and captivating photography offer new insights and perspectives on North Carolina\u2019s coastal communities, our emerging blue economy, the amazing plant and animal life in our ecosystems, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Letter from the Executive Director<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Fall always brings a timely break from the year\u2019s summer heat, and we can all hope for limited impacts from hurricane season as it winds down. Opportunities for hikes, biking, fieldwork, and excursions are all appealing again in these cooler months.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n

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Vital Signs: Sea Level Rise Rapidly Accelerates Along the Southeast and Gulf Coasts<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Researchers find record-breaking rates of sea level rise since 2010 \u2014 three times higher than the global average \u2014 from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf Coast.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n

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Behind the Researcher: Matt Damiano, Warming Waters, and Sustaining Iconic Fish<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

\u201cWe have a rapidly changing landscape of both the ocean environment and the makeup of who is going out to catch fish.\u201d\nWhen you give a child a National Geographic video on sharks, you might just hook them on sea life.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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