{"id":8964,"date":"2017-06-01T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=8964"},"modified":"2024-07-08T16:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T20:55:48","slug":"currents-resilience-at-the-coast-conference-features-science-and-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/currents-resilience-at-the-coast-conference-features-science-and-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"CURRENTS: Resilience at the Coast: Conference Features Science and Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
LEFT:<\/b> Jonathan Pennock (right), director of the National Sea Grant College Program, was a speaker. RIGHT:<\/b> The conference drew a wide range of participants. Photos by Becky Kirkland\/NC State Communications.<\/p>\n
A sense of the coast came to Raleigh this spring.<\/p>\n
Speakers at North Carolina\u2019s Coastal Conference<\/a>, hosted by North Carolina Sea Grant<\/a>, described essential ecosystems and economies, along with coastal communities\u2019 critical challenges.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are thrilled that our sessions included leaders from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/a> and state agencies, along with researchers, students, policymakers, residents and business owners. All came ready to learn and share ideas,\u201d notes Susan White, Sea Grant\u2019s executive director.<\/p>\n The program opened April 4 with a plenary that considered resilience issues from national and state perspectives, while the closing session on April 5 looked at ongoing recovery from Hurricane Matthew.<\/p>\n