Bringing Nature Home

November 10, 2016 | Staff

People across the country are rallying a comeback of native plants, one garden at a time as documented by award-winning director Catherine Zimmerman in her hilm "Hometown Habitat."...

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Proposals Sought for Removal of Derelict Crab Pots in Coastal Waters

October 19, 2016 | Sandra Harris

Proposals will be accepted until 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31, 2016 from vendors and organizations seeking to remove derelict crab pots from North Carolina’s coastal waters. Funded by the N.C. General Assembly, the pilot program is being administered by North Carolina Sea Grant. ...

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Forecasting Hypoxia, Algal Blooms for the Neuse River Estuary

October 13, 2016 |

North Carolina Sea Grant-funded researchers from NC State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute of Marine Sciences are analyzing several decades of data on hypoxia and algal blooms in the Neuse River Estuary. Doctoral student Alexey Katin highlights some current findings....

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Meet the 2016 NCSG/WRRI Graduate Student Fellows

October 10, 2016 | Janna Sasser

Meet the five recipients of graduate research fellowships, awarded by North Carolina Sea Grant and the Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina system. They will explore current water resources and coastal issues in North Carolina....

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Building North Carolina’s Resources

September 12, 2016 |

A fellowship offered by North Carolina Sea Grant and the N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve has been jump-starting North Carolina graduate students’ careers since 2010. Recipients have focused on many pressing coastal management issues, including beach erosion, nutrient cycling and invasive species....

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