Seasonal Dreams and Delights

December 23, 2016 |

As seasonal songs abound, Danielle Keller — 2016 Coastal Research Fellow, supported by North Carolina Sea Grant and N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve Program, and a doctoral student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences — turns her thoughts to seagrass and the fish that hide within. Join her as she explains her fellowship research and dreams of green grass beds....

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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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AFS Tidewater Call for Annual Awards Nominations, Scholarship Applications

December 19, 2016 | Sara Mirabilio

The American Fisheries Society Tidewater Chapter is accepting nominations for its annual awards and the Eileen Setzler-Hamilton Memorial graduate scholarship. Submissions are due Monday, Feb. 6....

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New Publications Focus on Coastal Policies, Regulations

November 30, 2016 | Janna Sasser

New papers from the North Carolina Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center focus on nutrient management in North Carolina’s waterways, family legacy of property ownership, oyster aquaculture development among Mid-Atlantic states, and recent state legislation affecting coastal resources....

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Take Part in Giving Tuesday

November 29, 2016 | Staff

Healthy coastal ecosystems and economies are the foundation for life along North Carolina's coast. Support research and resources to sustain their health by making a donation to North Carolina Sea Grant....

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