Building a Blue Economy in North Carolina
The ocean economy contributed $2.1 billion and 43,385 jobs to North Carolina’s economy in 2013, according to a new report by North Carolina Sea Grant and Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions....Continue reading "Building a Blue Economy in North Carolina"
Collaborative Research on the Outer Banks
Researchers and students from Chowan University, along with staff from the North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve and Pine Island Audubon Center, explore marsh resilience to sea-level rise in Currituck Sound....Continue reading "Collaborative Research on the Outer Banks"
Our Summer of Content
What are you doing with your school-aged children this summer? Terri Kirby Hathaway, North Carolina Sea Grant marine education specialist, offers some coastal options. But hurry. Registration for these camps start soon — and they fill up fast....In Search of a Better Way
Since winter 2014, an industry work group has been working to reduce finfish bycatch in the North Carolina shrimp trawl fishery. They test bycatch reduction devices, which are gear or trawl modification designed to allow finfish to escape from a shrimp trawl. Sara Mirabilio, North Carolina Sea Grant fisheries specialist, gives an update....Preserving Historic, Cultural Treasures in Matthew’s Aftermath
Cleaning and restoring historic documents and artifacts aren’t the first things most people think of as emergency response after a hurricane. But to the staff at the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, it’s an important part of disaster recovery. After Hurricane Matthew swept across N.C., department staff began mobilizing to help local communities and citizens restore irreplaceable treasures. — By Michelle Walker...Continue reading "Preserving Historic, Cultural Treasures in Matthew’s Aftermath"