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image: juvenile yellow perch.

Mar 13, 2023

Do Fish Consumption Advisories Account for Enough Harmful Chemicals?

New research suggests that fish consumption advisories should account for a broader range of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that could affect health.
image: fishers with catches, Daytona, 1963.

Mar 6, 2023

Reeling in the Past: What Can We Learn from Historic Fishing Photos?

Volunteers helped to describe historic fisheries through FISHstory, a pilot project developed through the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
image: Herb Floyd and his wife Rhonda Floyd of Trappe, Md., pull up a striped bass at Cook's Point oyster reef during the Rod and Reef Slam fishing tournament on the Choptank River on Oct. 7, 2017. The tournament was hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to highlight the return of trophy fish species that rely on oyster reef habitat in Chesapeake Bay. Cook's Point is a site where CBF has installed reef balls to spur oyster recovery, and other partners that restored reefs featured in the tournament include NOAA, Coastal Conservation Association, and Maryland Department of Natural Resources. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program).

Feb 27, 2023

Will You Find More Big Fish During the Day or Night?

Sonar imaging revealed when different-sized fish visit oyster reefs.
image: Charleston, SC, 1902.

Feb 13, 2023

Are Fish Remains a Historical Indicator of Household Status?

A new study reveals how wealth and slavery affected the diversity and type of fish that Charleston residents consumed between 1710 and 1900.
image: Atlantic cracker.

Feb 6, 2023

Will the Big Fish Have Enough to Eat?

A new model shows that in some cases the amount of available forage fish won't meet the needs of predator fish.
image: men fishing.

Jan 30, 2023

How Do We Become Hunters and Anglers?

The answer lies in the strengths of family-based and community-based networks.
image from a whale necropsy.

Jan 23, 2023

Who Wants to Look at a Dead Whale?

Drones and 3D photography have piqued curiosity about viewing large marine animals that have died in remote areas.
image: striped bass.

Jan 16, 2023

What Keeps Striped Bass Populations from Rebounding?

Here's why the species hasn’t recovered in the Neuse River.
image: girl at NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher views megalodon jaws.

Jan 9, 2023

What’s Four Years Old and Contains 185 Fisheries Science Updates for Anglers?

North Carolina Sea Grant’s Hook, Line & Science -- and here are the top 10 stories so far.
a humpback whale breaching

Jan 2, 2023

How Do Humpback Whales Behave Around Busy Atlantic Seaports?

New research reveals what happens when humpback whales and boats of all sizes frequent the same high traffic areas at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.