Safety Matters: Tropical Systems, King Tides and Warm Waters

August 25, 2023 | Katie Mosher

Residents and visitors to coastal North Carolina should pay attention to safety notices from the local officials and the National Weather Service as the region is already seeing a combination of factors. ...

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NC Sea Grant to Fund UNCW Student Team Looking at Climate Impacts on Reefs

August 15, 2023 | Katie Mosher

Students from the University of North Carolina Wilmington are recipients of North Carolina Sea Grant’s Resilience Team Competition funding for a new study of the resilience of reef ecosystems in light of climate change....

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NC Sea Grant to Lead Regional Partnership for Seafood Workforce Development

August 15, 2023 | Katie Mosher

North Carolina Sea Grant will join colleagues from the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, and Carteret Community College (CCC) to develop a program of essential skills for the "next-gen seafood industry." The two-year project is one of three announced today by NOAA Sea Grant....

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NC Sea Grant to Receive Federal Disaster Preparedness Programs Funding

August 8, 2023 | Katie Mosher

North Carolina Sea Grant is among four recipients of funding from a partnership of NOAA’s National Sea Grant College Program and Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) Disaster Preparedness Program (DPP) to support innovative all-hazard preparedness, response, and recovery initiatives for coastal communities. ...

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NC Space Grant and Sea Grant Announce New Joint Fellow

August 7, 2023 | Katie Mosher

North Carolina Space Grant and Sea Grant are pleased to announce the programs’ 2023-24 joint research fellow. Colleen Brown, a Ph.D. student at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington’s Center for Marine Science, is studying water quality in the Lower Cape Fear River Watershed.  ...

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