NC Blue Heron Bowl Set For Feb. 5

January 13, 2022 | Katie Mosher

The North Carolina Sea Grant is among the proud sponsors of the 2022 Blue Heron Bowl, a virtual event to be held Saturday, Feb. 5. The deadline for high school teams to enter is Friday, Jan. 14....

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Seeking Inclusive Strategies to Help Coastal Communities Adjust, Plan for Sea Level Rise

May 12, 2021 | Katie Mosher

Recurring flood damage to homes and powerful storms that threaten infrastructure are realities facing many coastal North Carolina communities. However, for three predominately African-American, rural communities near the coast, NC State researchers documented additional injustices that threaten the communities’ ability to adapt to a changing climate. Learn more from NC Sea Grant partners. ...

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image: Hatteras Trouble spot along NC 12. credit: NC DOT/CC BY 2.0.

NC Coastal Research Goes Beyond Just Earth Day

April 22, 2021 | Katie Mosher

For North Carolina Sea Grant and our partners, every day celebrates our planet, including our lands and waters....

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Jimmy Morris: Life on a ‘Finger Between Two Bays’ 

August 4, 2020 | Katie Mosher

Resilience is a key trait for Jimmy Morris, founder of Morris Family Shellfish Farms and the Mill Point Hatchery in the small village of Sea Level, located in Carteret County’s Down East communities....

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Spat-On-Shell Demonstration Project Will Benefit Oyster Harvests and Coastal Ecosystems

July 23, 2020 | Katie Mosher

North Carolina Sea Grant, the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and industry collaborators have joined forces on a new project to produce and deploy “spat-on-shell” to restore wild oyster populations for future harvest....

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