Turning 20:Seashells of North Carolina

May 26, 2017 | Danielle Costantini

Celebrate 20 years of Seashells of North Carolina — a beloved guide to identifying seashells on our coast — all summer long. ...

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New Faces

May 24, 2017 |

Meet the interns who will work with North Carolina Sea Grant this summer — Emma Bouie, Danielle Costantini and Christian Kamrath....

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#HurricaneStrong Comes to North Carolina

May 11, 2017 | Staff

On May 10, several Hurricane Hunter aircraft flew into Raleigh-Durham International Airport for a public event raising awareness about preparedness as the 2017 hurricane season approaches....

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Illustration of invasive seagrass and services studied

Uncovering an Invader’s Multiple Roles:
Phragmites in the N.C. Coastal Reserves

May 9, 2017 |

Seth Theuerkauf, the 2015 coastal research fellow, explains how he assessed three marsh ecosystem services — carbon storage, shoreline stabilization and plant diversity — in areas with low, medium and high abundance of the invasive seagrass Phragmites australis....

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Phragmites in the N.C. Coastal Reserves"

View of water, boat and island.

It’s the Little Things: Searching for Fecal Microbes in Stormwater

May 5, 2017 |

Justin Hart is collecting data about the water that people use for recreation and to harvest seafood for his North Carolina Sea Grant-funded study. He wants to learn how contaminants washed in these waters might affect human health....

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