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May 3, 2019

NC Sea Grant, Division of Marine Fisheries Sponsor Graduate Fellowship

North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting applications until June 7 for the N.C. Marine Fisheries Fellowship for graduate students in natural resources or marine sciences.

May 1, 2019

Warmer Water Linked to Higher Proportion of Male Flounder

If southern flounder live in warmer water during a critical window of early development, a higher percentage become male – more than 90 percent in some cases. Having a high proportion of adult males over the long term could threaten both wild populations and the valuable commercial fishing industry, which depends on larger female flounder. The NC State project was funded in part by North Carolina Sea Grant.

Apr 30, 2019

New NC Sea Grant and WRRI Graduate Fellows Focus on Diversity

Six graduate students across North Carolina are beginning new research projects with fellowships from North Carolina Sea Grant, the Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina system, the Urban Water Consortium and the Stormwater Consortium.

Apr 11, 2019

NC Sea Grant’s Whitehead Takes Science to the Movies on April 18

The North Carolina Science Festival features over 350 statewide events during the month of April. Moviegoers will want to mark their calendars for the festival’s “Science in the Movies: Twisters, Tremblors, Sharknadoes, and Other Natural Disasters” at 7 p.m. on April 18 at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Apr 8, 2019

Coastal Science Cafe Explores Consumer Appetites for Lesser-Known Seafood

On Thursday, April 11, the Coastal Science Cafe will return to the Bistro Diner’s Club in Morehead City for “If You Serve It, Will They Come?”