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Apr 9, 2024

Coastwatch Covers New Findings on Sea Level Rise and Coastal NC Land Elevations 

The Spring 2024 issue of Coastwatch magazine reports new findings that show accelerating sea level rise is outpacing increases in land elevations along coastal North Carolina. As a result, the state faces an unavoidable loss of over 98,000 acres of saltmarsh by 2100.

Sunset over the Harbor in Oriental, NC.

Apr 2, 2024

The North Carolina Coastal Conference Returns to the Coast

The North Carolina Coastal Conference returns to the coast on November 13 and 14 at the Riverfront Convention Center in New Bern.

Two researchers complete field work outside.

Apr 2, 2024

North Carolina Sea Grant Launches Nine New Research Projects

Research teams across the state will soon begin work on North Carolina Sea Grant’s new core projects. Scientists are applying innovative approaches to coastal resilience, species and habitat preservation, changing…

A large school of vermillion snapper swim over a reef

Mar 25, 2024

Deadline Extended: South Atlantic Reef Fish Extension/Communication Fellowship Open Until April 5

North Carolina Sea Grant is now accepting applications for the 2024 South Atlantic Reef Fish Extension/Communication Fellowship. This fellowship provides on-the-job education and training opportunities in reef fish extension and communication for an early-career professional in the southeast region.

image: Albemarle Sound.

Mar 12, 2024

Sea Grant and APNEP Name New Joint Fellow

Cambria Miller, a master’s student in biology at East Carolina University, is the recipient of the 2024 joint fellowship from North Carolina Sea Grant and the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP).