Calling All Anglers!

Now it’s even easier to stay up to date on the latest science and news. Just check back here for new posts every Monday.

And… calling all scientists! If you’d like to write for Hook, Line & Science about your research, please contact Scott Baker at msbaker@ncsu.edu or Sara Mirabilio at semirabi@ncsu.edu.

How Much Ocean Floor Off the Southeast Coast Do Natural Reefs Occupy?

October 31, 2022 | Dave Shaw

And how much more territory belongs to natural reefs than to artificial reefs?...

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image: A ruddy turnstone on the shore of the Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Credit: Kate Perez/CC-BY-SA 4.0.

How Do Restored Oyster Reefs Stack Up Against Live Oyster Reefs?

October 24, 2022 | Dave Shaw

Any angler who has spent time in the estuaries of North Carolina has seen bags of oyster shells and layers of repaired oyster reefs. As you’ve steered your vessel around restored reefs, have you ever wondered whether they actually function like natural reefs? ...

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Is Climate Change Making More Flounder Male Than Female?

October 17, 2022 | Dave Shaw

A new study looks at why populations of southern flounder are declining in the Southeast and the Gulf of Mexico....

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Bluefish illustration.

Do Contaminants Affect the Bluefish Population?

October 10, 2022 | Dave Shaw

Scientists looked at whether PCBs and pesticides are leaving a chemical "fingerprint.”...

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Can the Sounds of Courting Fish Help Predict the Number of Offspring?

October 3, 2022 | Dave Shaw

South Carolina scientists compared underwater fish sounds and environmental data with the numbers of young fish they collected....

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What Can Twitter Tell Us About Red Tides?

September 26, 2022 | Dave Shaw

A new study compared tweets and scientific counts of algae during a year-long red tide....

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image: fish with tag.

You Caught a Tagged Fish – Now What?

September 19, 2022 | Dave Shaw

Report it and claim your reward....

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Do Wildlife Management Areas Support Local Businesses? 

September 12, 2022 | Dave Shaw

New research shows how visitors to wildlife management areas — including hunters, anglers, and boaters — make significant contributions to the local and statewide economy....

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dolphinfish, caught off Hatteras.

Where Do Dolphinfish Roam?

August 29, 2022 | Dave Shaw

As part of the world’s largest fish tagging program, anglers up and down the East Coast have played a key role in tracking the species’ movements — and you can help, too....

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oyster toadfish, credit: Allison Scott : NOAA.

Are Fish Noisier Today Than They Were 70 Years Ago?

August 22, 2022 | Dave Shaw

Using a new acoustic recording device, a research team captured the underwater soundscape and compared it to recordings that the U.S. Navy made decades ago....

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