What Are the Barriers to Life Jacket Use?
Life jackets save lives, but many recreational boaters don’t wear them. Here’s why.
How Do Plant-Based Seafood Substitutes Compare to the Real Thing?
A new study looked at protein, salt, and other nutritional ingredients in over 200 seafood products.
How Often Do Sharks Swipe the Catch?
A new study reveals that avid anglers are no strangers to opportunistic sharks — and this could impact shark conservation.
Where Can Anglers Find Blue Marlin?
A new study reveals the depths and temperatures that blue marlin prefer.
How Does Seagrass React to Environmental Changes?
Genetically diverse seagrass beds on the North Carolina coast might be able to adapt better than seagrass that grows elsewhere.
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.
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.
Where Do American Shad Like to Spawn?
When these fish return to the Albemarle Sound to reproduce, they prefer one river basin — by far.