Living Shorelines Can Enhance Saltmarsh Resilience to Hurricanes

November 8, 2018 | Dave Shaw

As coastal North Carolina ecosystems rebound from Florence and Michael, new research shows that “living shorelines” helped to make saltmarshes more resilient to Hurricane Matthew....

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Drones Deliver Data on Oyster Reef Health

September 25, 2018 |

Using aerial imagery from unoccupied aircraft systems, researchers can efficiently assess the condition of oyster reefs....

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Exploring Global Views of Fishing and Seafood

September 18, 2018 | Dave Shaw

Sea Grant is co-sponsoring “Radical Transformation of Our Seas: Stories from Fisherman’s Blues” on Sept. 25....

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Understanding River Basin Flooding in the Carolinas

September 17, 2018 | Marisa Incremona

It is crucial that you listen to your local emergency management officials, state agency announcements and the National Weather Service forecasts in the upcoming days. Places that have flooded before will flood again....

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Memories of Hazel’s Tornado

September 14, 2018 | Marisa Incremona

The full thrust of Hurricane Florence was still along North Carolina’s coast and southeastern counties this afternoon. But the National Weather Service was issuing tornado warnings even for communities near Wake County....

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