Fran Revisited, Salt Marsh Restoration, Local Watersheds Partnership Featured in Coastwatch

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E-Ching Lee, 919-515-9098, eching_lee@ncsu.edu

Posted Friday, September 23, 2016       

It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Hurricane Fran made landfall in summer 1996 near Cape Fear. In North Carolina Sea Grant’s Autumn 2016 issue of Coastwatch magazine, Jay Barnes revisits that benchmark storm to look at what North Carolina experts learned and what has changed in hurricane planning and response in the past two decades.

Fifth-graders at Beaufort Elementary School are expanding their minds and restoring marshes by growing plants as part of the From Seeds to Shoreline program. Emily Woodward goes Spartina planting with the class.

Scott Baker, Sea Grant fisheries specialist, offers 2015 data on North Carolina’s recreational and commercial fishing industries from the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries in a four-page insert.

In late July, beachgoers were surprised to see naked sea butterflies invade our waters on the northern Outer Banks. Terri Kirby Hathaway explains the invasion.

Diana Hackenburg introduces a statewide partnership working to protect and restore our local watersheds. In a related article, Sea Grant staff and friends share photos of their favorite waterway moment.

Jane Harrison, Sea Grant’s coastal economics specialist, has found a way to use digital story maps to share geographic data on oysters. Join Hackenburg as she checks out this new online, interactive program.

American eel populations are on the decline. Janna Sasser talks with Sea Grant researchers on the status of these fish in North Carolina’s tidal creeks.

From Hurricane Hugo recovery in her youth to helping North Carolina communities plan for the future, Jessica Whitehead brings a range of experience as she joins the federal Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment. Katie Mosher explains.

Variety is the spice of seafood — boiled, broiled, baked, sautéed, fried or grilled. Emily White shares recipes featuring varied cooking methods. Find these and more in Mariner’s Menu: 30 Years of Fresh Seafood Ideas.

Coastwatch is the flagship publication of North Carolina Sea Grant. Many current and past Coastwatch stories can be viewed online at www.nccoastwatch.org. To request a sample copy of Coastwatch, write to Coastwatch, North Carolina Sea Grant, NC State University, Box 8605, Raleigh, NC 27695-8605; call 919-515-9101; or send an email to sandra_harris@ncsu.edu.

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