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Does Ultraviolet Radiation Affect Our Favorite Sport Fish?
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Is Rope Polluting our Waterways?
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What Are the Barriers to Life Jacket Use?
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How Do Plant-Based Seafood Substitutes Compare to the Real Thing?
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How Do North Carolina Residents Rate the Water Quality at our Coast?
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How Often Do Sharks Swipe the Catch?
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Where Can Anglers Find Blue Marlin?
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How Does Seagrass React to Environmental Changes?
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Do We Understand the Power of Fishing for Food?
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