North Carolina Sea Grant

Dec 16, 2020

Coastwatch Magazine Highlights Coastal Resilience, Climate Change and More

North Carolina Sea Grant’s new coastal resilience specialist Sarah Spiegler tells why resilience means more than merely “bouncing back” -- and the latest issue also explores much more.

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 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."

Oct 27, 2020

2022 Knauss Fellowship Applications Open

The Knauss Fellowship program places graduate students in Washington, D.C. to work on federal policies and processes that affect ocean, coastal and Great Lakes issues.