Input Needed on New Statewide Water Quality Initiative

April 19, 2017 | Staff

The North Carolina Aquatic Data Hub is seeking input from volunteers monitoring water quality and aquatic habitats to inform the creation of this statewide network....

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Glimpses from North Carolina’s Coastal Conference

April 17, 2017 |

North Carolina's Coastal Conference provided an opportunity for those involved or interested in the state's coastal issues to gather and learn about or discuss current topics. Get a glimpse of the event in this pictorial recap....

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Toxic Marine Snow

December 19, 2016 | Staff

What happens when algae blooms die? New Sea Grant-funded research reveals the toxic nature of marine snow as it falls to the seafloor....

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View of river and banks.

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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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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