{"id":644,"date":"2014-04-04T11:20:09","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T15:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=644"},"modified":"2014-04-30T09:29:38","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T13:29:38","slug":"spring-2013","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<h3><a title=\"FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Strong Science + Engaged Communities = Sea Grant Impacts\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/from-the-executive-director-strong-science-engaged-communities-sea-grant-impacts\/\">FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Strong Science + Engaged Communities = Sea Grant Impacts\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/from-the-executive-director-strong-science-engaged-communities-sea-grant-impacts\/\">Strong Science + Engaged Communities = Sea Grant Impacts<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Letter from Susan White, Executive Director for North Carolina Sea Grant.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Then and Now: Susan White Returns to North Carolina\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/then-and-now-susan-white-returns-to-north-carolina\/\">Then and Now: Susan White Returns to North Carolina<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Katie Mosher introduces Susan White, North Carolina Sea Grant&#8217;s new executive director.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Undersea Exploration: Charting New Pathways to the Abyss\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/undersea-exploration-charting-new-pathways-to-the-abyss\/\">Undersea Exploration: Charting New Pathways to the Abyss<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A national and international team of scientists is exploring the ocean floor along the East Coast. Pam Smith highlights their discoveries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent25\">\n<ul class=\"no_bullets\">\n<li><a title=\"A Simulated Sea Drive\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/a-simulated-sea-drive\/\"><em><strong>A Simulated Sea Dive<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Make like a scientist and take your own deep-sea voyage. Chelsea Pierce explains how.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a title=\"From Sheepshead to Softshells: North Carolina\u2019s James Beard Award Contenders Talk Local Seafood\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/from-sheepshead-to-softshells-north-carolinas-james-beard-award-contenders-talk-local-seafood\/\">From Sheepshead to Softshells: North Carolina&#8217;s James Beard Award Contenders Talk Local Seafood<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>North Carolina&#8217;s reputation as a culinary hotspot is growing. Join Rhett Register as he speaks with some of North Carolina&#8217;s best chefs about their love for local seafood.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"SCOTCH BONNET: Beachcombing Biology: The Stories Your Finds Tell\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/scotch-bonnet-beachcombing-biology-the-stories-your-finds-tell\/\"><em>SCOTCH BONNET<\/em>:<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"SCOTCH BONNET: Beachcombing Biology: The Stories Your Finds Tell\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/scotch-bonnet-beachcombing-biology-the-stories-your-finds-tell\/\"> Beachcombing Biology: The Stories Your Finds Tell<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Let Terri Kirby Hathaway explain how to turn your beach walk into a hunt for treasure.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"SEA SCIENCE: Traversing Untrodden Ground\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/sea-science-traversing-untrodden-ground\/\"><em>SEA SCIENCE<\/em>:<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"SEA SCIENCE: Traversing Untrodden Ground\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/sea-science-traversing-untrodden-ground\/\"> Traversing Untrodden Ground<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sharon Settlage braves the muck to follow North Carolina Sea Grant-funded researchers studying fungal denitrification in local marshes.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"NATURALIST\u2019S NOTEBOOK: Dinosaurs in the Rivers?\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/naturalists-notebook-dinosaurs-in-the-rivers\/\"><em>NATURALIST&#8217;S NOTEBOOK<\/em>:<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"NATURALIST\u2019S NOTEBOOK: Dinosaurs in the Rivers?\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/naturalists-notebook-dinosaurs-in-the-rivers\/\"> Dinosaurs in the Rivers?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Morgan Jones introduces sturgeon, a prehistoric fish swimming \u2014 and jumping \u2014 in North Carolina&#8217;s waters.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"PEOPLE AND PLACES: Turning an Eye (and Ear) on Core Sound\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/people-and-places-turning-an-eye-and-ear-on-core-sound\/\"><em>PEOPLE &amp; PLACES<\/em>:<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"PEOPLE AND PLACES: Turning an Eye (and Ear) on Core Sound\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/people-and-places-turning-an-eye-and-ear-on-core-sound\/\"> Turning an Eye (and Ear) on Core Sound<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>An award-winning filmmaker produces <em>Core.Sounders<\/em>, a documentary on the Down East fishing community. David Hunt charts his progress.<\/p>\n<h3><em><a title=\"CURRENTS: Research Vessel Changes Hands\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/currents-research-vessel-changes-hands\/\">CURRENTS:<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<a title=\"CURRENTS: Research Vessel Changes Hands\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/currents-research-vessel-changes-hands\/\"> Research Vessel Changes Hands<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The <em>R\/V Cape Hatteras<\/em> moved from Beaufort to Wilmington. Rhett Register and E-Ching Lee track the change.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"North Carolina\u2019s Amazing Coast: Natural Wonders from Alligators to Zoeas Debuts\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2013-2\/spring-2013\/north-carolinas-amazing-coast-natural-wonders-from-alligators-to-zoeas-debuts\/\"><em>North Carolina\u2019s Amazing Coast: Natural Wonders From Alligators To Zoeas<\/em> Debuts<\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The time is near. <em>North Carolina&#8217;s Amazing Coast<\/em> soon will be in local bookstores. North Carolina Sea Grant has May launch celebration plans.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:\u00a0Strong Science + Engaged Communities = Sea Grant Impacts Letter from Susan White, Executive Director for North Carolina Sea Grant. 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