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Apr 20, 2020

What Attracts Blacktip Sharks to Fishing Piers?

Research shows the number of anglers makes a difference.

Apr 13, 2020

What’s Up With NC Shrimp?

Are we catching more shrimp offshore during the winter and spring?

Mar 30, 2020

What Will Historic Dock Photos Reveal about Fisheries?

Citizen scientists will help to fill in the gaps.

Mar 23, 2020

What Affects the Size of Juvenile Southern Flounder?

Recent findings highlight how differences in salinity and diet impact growth.

Mar 16, 2020

Does Hand-Crank Electrofishing Help Battle Invasive Catfish?

Hand-crank electrofishing — or “telephoning” — is a recreational fishing technique that has been legal in North Carolina since 1985. As the name suggests, it involves using a telephone generator to produce low-voltage alternating current by turning a hand crank, which stuns catfish.

Mar 2, 2020

Do Anglers Want Creature Comforts at Access Sites?

The answer changes according to their age, gender, and other demographics.

Feb 24, 2020

Do Gray Triggerfish Survive After Catch-and-Release?

New science shows they usually don’t.

Feb 10, 2020

What Is the Status of the World’s Managed Fisheries?

On average, fish stocks are increasing in places where they’re managed — and they’re in much worse shape in locations where they aren’t managed.

Feb 3, 2020

How Important Is It to Limit Reef Fishing Locations and Seasons?

New science shows conservation strategies have worked to rebuild the Nassau grouper population.

Jan 27, 2020

Is Climate Change Affecting Sea Turtle Hatchlings?

Researchers at UNCW show warming temperatures cause loggerheads to give birth mostly to female offspring. Read more in Hook, Line & Science.