Ghostbusters: Collecting Derelict Crab Pots
Since 2014, the North Carolina Coastal Federation has partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program, along with North Carolina Sea Grant, the N.C. Marine Patrol and local commercial fishermen, to remove derelict fishing gear from northeastern North Carolina waters in mid-January each year. Ladd Bayliss explains....Continue reading "Ghostbusters: Collecting Derelict Crab Pots"
Clear Waters Ahead for Oyster Restoration
By KATHLEEN ONOREVOLE Posted Feb. 10, 2016 Kathleen Onorevole is a master’s student in Michael Piehler’s lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City. She studies the impact...Continue reading "Clear Waters Ahead for Oyster Restoration"
Oyster Filter Factor: Phytoplankton and Water Quality
By BRADY BLACKBURN Posted Dec. 8, 2015 Brady Blackburn is in his junior year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is majoring in environmental studies and focusing on science communication. Throughout...Continue reading "Oyster Filter Factor: Phytoplankton and Water Quality"
Framing Policy in the Arctic: Views of Changing Ecosystems — Part 2
Meagan Dunphy-Daly, Knauss fellow, continues her travels to Norway to attend a meeting of the working groups of the Arctic Council....Continue reading "Framing Policy in the Arctic: Views of Changing Ecosystems — Part 2"
Framing Policy in the Arctic: Views of Changing Ecosystems — Part 1
Knauss fellow Meagan Dunphy-Daly recalls her recent visit to Alaska where she attended the conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic, visited a retreating glacier and saved a pair of belugas....Continue reading "Framing Policy in the Arctic: Views of Changing Ecosystems — Part 1"