{"id":14311,"date":"2020-12-14T13:13:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T18:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=14311"},"modified":"2024-08-15T12:40:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:40:33","slug":"coastal-tidings-winter-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/coastal-tidings-winter-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Coastal Tidings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Four New Knauss Fellows Include NC State and Duke Students<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NOAA and the National Sea Grant Office have announced the finalists for the 2021 class of the Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. The 74 finalists include four graduate students from North Carolina: Jashira Torres Pab\u00f3n, Kayelyn Simmons, Joseph Fader, and Cameron Adams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jashira Torres Pab\u00f3n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organization and the communities we serve,\u201d says Susan White, executive director for North Carolina Sea Grant. \u201cThrough the Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, we strive to provide an educational and employment opportunity for current and recent graduate students of all backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highly competitive fellowship is a year-long program for graduate students interested in national policy issues affecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. Since 1979, over 1,400 fellows have completed the program, becoming leaders in science, policy, and public administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kayelyn Simmons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The new finalists join more than 80 from North Carolina who have served during the four-decade history of the Knauss Fellowship. North Carolina State University and Duke University each have provided the educational training ground for two finalists this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jashira Torres Pab\u00f3n earned her master\u2019s degree in marine policy and administration at NC State. Through summer internships with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, she has worked on policy and regulatory aspects of the recreational red snapper fishery for her thesis project. She also is an economics research assis\u00adtant with North Carolina Sea Grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joseph Fader<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kayelyn Simmons is a Ph.D. candidate in marine science at NC State and holds a master\u2019s degree in marine biology from Nova South\u00adeastern University. Her doctoral research uses emerging soundscape tools, along with more conventional approaches, to better assess spatial patterns in reef ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph Fader\u2019s research as a Ph.D. candidate in Duke University\u2019s Nicholas School of the Environment explores the interaction between marine mammals and the long-line fishery and incorporates an economic analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cameron Adams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For his master\u2019s project, Cameron Adams, also from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke, used the latest satellite data and new drone techniques to help landowners track the retreat of their shorelines and coastal habitats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Carolina Sea Grant already is accepting applications from North Carolina graduate students for the next class of Knauss Fellows. The deadline to apply is February 19, 2021, at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

about the 2021 Knauss Fellows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

apply for a 2022 Knauss Fellowship<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Allison Fisk<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Credit: NC State News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Do Ghost Forests Contribute to Climate Change?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

North Carolina Sea Grant and N.C. Space Grant supported a new study that has de\u00adtermined the spread of ghost forests across coastal North Carolina may have implications for global warming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghost forests result from rising seas, which slowly kill off freshwater-dependent trees. Using models created from data on vegetation height and type, the study found 130,000 metric tons of carbon were lost from the spread of ghost forests on unmanaged or natural land on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As ghost forests spread between 2001 and 2014, the terrain released carbon equivalent to annual emissions from 102,900 passenger vehicles, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur paper helps to identify areas that are most vulnerable to the impact of sea level rise and extreme weather events,\u201d says lead author Lindsey Smart, a research associate at the North Carolina State University Center for Geospatial Analytics and former North Carolina Sea Grant \u2014 Space Grant joint fellow. \u201cThis could help guide land-management decisions and help people think about ways to adapt to these changing environmental conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NC State\u2019s College of Natural Resources also supported this research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Laura Oleniacz & Allison Fisk<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jennette\u2019s Pier in Nags Head. Credit: Vanda Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hook, Line & Science<\/em> Goes to Jennette\u2019s Pier<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As the fall fishing season got underway, Jennette\u2019s Pier in Nags Head began offering visitors a new opportunity to learn about coastal fisheries through Hook, Line & Science, North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s popular blog series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pier, part of the North Carolina Aquariums, features three videos that highlight some of the blog\u2019s most popular marine topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n