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Some Sport Fish Are Caught Repeatedly – Which Could Throw Off Population Estimates

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Dec 7, 2020

Breakthroughs Position Striped Bass for Commercial Success

Scientists from NC State University have developed a method for farming striped bass more efficiently and less expensively than ever before. Unlike previous methods, the new process does not rely on hormones for breeding striped bass in captivity.

Nov 24, 2020

Job Posting: NC Sea Grant Climate Resilience Extension Associate

UPDATED Dec. 14, 2020. Applications have closed for this position. Contact: Frank López, fmlopez@ncsu.edu; or Katie Mosher, kmosher@ncsu.edu North Carolina Sea Grant is seeking applications for a climate resilience extension…

Nov 23, 2020

NC Sea Grant Joins RISE for Local Foods

North Carolina Sea Grant is among the sponsors of — and hosts for — the new RISE for Local Foods Internship program from the N.C. Local Food Council to support local producers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nov 23, 2020

Posters Highlight Seafood Availability by Season and Species

North Carolina Sea Grant has updated the popular N.C. Seafood Availability Charts. These double-side posters divide the state’s coastal regions by north and south in order to help consumers better understand what is coming to the dock and when.

Nov 18, 2020

Some Sport Fish Are Caught Repeatedly – Which Could Throw Off Population Estimates

“Think of it this way,” says Brendan Runde, first author of the study and a Ph.D. student at NC State. “Let’s say you tagged 1,000 fish and recaptured 100 of them for a first time. After re-releasing those 100 fish, you would only expect to recapture 10 of them a second time. But that’s not what we’re seeing."