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Climate Change

image: blue crab.

Feb 17, 2025

Will North Carolina’s blue crabs go extinct?

Environmental stressors may push blue crab populations to their breaking point.
image: black sea bass on a reef.

Sep 16, 2024

What temperatures can fish tolerate?

New research suggests how different species will respond to warming oceans. 
image: summer founder.

Apr 22, 2024

Are we prepared for climate-ready fisheries policies?

Shifting fish populations make it difficult to manage fisheries across jurisdictions.
image: Natural reef off the Florida coast.

Nov 6, 2023

Should We Be Worried About Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in Offshore NC Waters?

Reef composition and changing environmental factors are key to better understanding this potential threat.

May 15, 2023

Are Fish Leaving Warming Waters?

Rising ocean temperatures are forcing many species to abandon their territories.

Apr 3, 2023

Are East Coast Anglers Catching Tunas, Sharks, and Billfishes Farther North?

Trends from a longstanding recreational survey can help anglers, tournaments, and communities plan for changing fisheries.
image: piping plover.

Dec 5, 2022

Can We Really Protect the Piping Plover?

A new study looked at the long-term mating habits of these birds before and after protective measures went into effect.
image: Southern flounder.

Oct 17, 2022

Is Climate Change Making More Flounder Male Than Female?

A new study looks at why populations of southern flounder are declining in the Southeast and the Gulf of Mexico.
image of snook fish; courtesy Florida Fish & Wildlife

Jul 18, 2022

Are More Warm-Water Fish Calling the North Carolina Coast Home?

Research to identify the expanding northward range of fish species includes a recent study of snook off the coast of South Carolina, just 60 miles south of the North Carolina border.
image: man holds a Spanish mackeral.

Jun 27, 2022

How Do Hurricanes Affect Fish Populations on the North Carolina Coast?

The news media and the data often tell two different stories.