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Apr 18, 2022

Do We Understand the Power of Fishing for Food?

From the water's edge to the heart of the community: fishing for food is far more than a pastime.

Apr 11, 2022

What Are the Top 10 Most Common Types of Trash on the NC Coast?

Last year’s coastal trash included a garter belt and a windshield — but fishing gear made up less than 1% of the items that people picked up.
image: American shad, via USFWS.

Apr 4, 2022

Where Do American Shad Like to Spawn?

When these fish return to the Albemarle Sound to reproduce, they prefer one river basin — by far.

Mar 28, 2022

Does it Help to Look at the Big Picture When Managing Menhaden?

A new model accounts for a number of factors that influence the populations of Atlantic menhaden and other species.
Fish hooks, from 12,000 years ago.

Mar 21, 2022

How Did People Catch Fish 12,000 Years Ago?

An archaeological site has revealed an enormous collection of early hooks, lines, and sinkers — and even evidence of artificial lures.

Mar 7, 2022

Is There an Environmentally Friendly Way to Keep Hitchhiking Organisms Off Your Boat?

Research suggests there is an approach that balances effective boat operation with protection of ecosystems.
Joe Hoyt, Maritime Archaeologist with the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, takes photos of the shipwreck from the submersible. Image courtesy of Carmichael, Project Baseline - Battle of the Atlantic expedition.

Feb 28, 2022

Which Fish Congregate Around Deepwater Shipwrecks off North Carolina?

Video and laser imaging identified fish by species -- and even revealed where on shipwrecks fish liked to hang out.
image: sunset fishing. credit: Don McCullough via CC-BY-2.0, CreativeCommons.org.

Feb 21, 2022

How Did Anglers Relieve Stress When the Pandemic First Hit?

They fished more.
image: spotted sea trout.

Feb 7, 2022

Are You Ready to Go to Fishery Science School?

North Carolina Sea Grant’s online evening class series will provide all the fundamentals on the science behind fisheries management.
StriperHub coordinator Ben Reading. credit: NCSU CALS.

Jan 31, 2022

Can We Really Mass-Produce Striped Bass?

Research shows this species is well-positioned for farming at a commercial scale.