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This year\u2019s APEX Awards for Publication Excellence have honored North Carolina Sea Grant’s Hook, Line & Science<\/em> and the Native Plant Picks<\/em> video series, while Coastwatch<\/em> magazine swept North Carolina\u2019s science journalism awards.<\/p>\n

\"image:<\/a>The popular online series Hook, Line & Science <\/em><\/a>earned a national APEX Grand Award for Publication Excellence, APEX\u2019s highest honor. Fisheries specialists Scott Baker<\/a> and Sara Mirabilio<\/a> curate Hook, Line & Science<\/em>, which delivers news and the latest science for anglers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough responses to a statewide survey, anglers told us that they were interested in learning more about fisheries research efforts that might affect their pastime,\u201d Baker explains. \u201cSo, in late 2018, we started Hook, Line & Science<\/em> to share advances in fisheries science.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFishers consistently have great ideas regarding new research and programmatic opportunities,\u201d Mirabilio notes. Hook, Line & Science<\/em> helps spread knowledge about the marine environment and encourages sustainability, tenets of the Sea Grant mission, she adds.<\/p>\n

Among more than 180 published stories, the most popular have provided information about how to report tagged fish and how to identify North Carolina\u2019s three species of flounder, as well as new research about the size of the extinct megalodon shark. The fast-growing audience has included over 70,000 readers.<\/p>\n

In addition to Coastwatch<\/em><\/a> magazine, which regularly republishes Hook, Line & Science<\/em>, other news sites and broadcast media also have snatched up the content, providing it to untold thousands more. Hook, Line & Science <\/em>videos are available, too, for thousands of annual visitors to Jennette\u2019s Pier in Nags Head.<\/p>\n

The APEX Awards also recognized North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s Coastal Landscapes Initiative<\/a> for its eco-friendly Native Plant Picks<\/a> video series. The CLI team selected a dozen plants that are naturally adapted to thrive in the harsh conditions of the North Carolina coast.<\/p>\n

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Each of the Native Plant Picks focuses on an indigenous plant\u2019s main attributes and growing requirements.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe chose species that are ideal for a variety of coastal landscapes,\u201d says project lead Gloria Putnam<\/a>, North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s coastal resources and communities specialist. \u201cWe hope that these videos will inspire home gardeners and professional landscapers alike to purchase these species at local nurseries and incorporate them into their plantings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each of the videos focuses on an indigenous plant\u2019s main attributes and growing requirements. Featured species include asters, little bluestem, dwarf palmetto, wild indigo, American holly, southern live oak, sweet pepperbush, red buckeye, American beautyberry, and others.<\/p>\n

In addition, Science Communicators of North Carolina awarded all three of its top honors for journalism to Coastwatch<\/em> cover stories.<\/p>\n

Lauren D. Pharr took third place for her seminal \u201cWings of Change: The Impacts of a Warming Climate on Birds of North Carolina<\/a>,\u201d which appeared in the Spring 2022 issue. Pharr is a contributing editor for Coastwatch<\/em>, a Ph.D. student at NC State University, and a 2021-2022 Global Change Fellow with the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cLauren\u2019s work for Coastwatch<\/em> and North Carolina Sea Grant have made a marked impact,\u201d says Coastwatch\u00a0<\/em>editor Dave Shaw. \u201cHer expertise as an avian ecologist radiates throughout \u2018Wings of Change\u2019 and makes it an elite story.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"image:<\/a>Julie Leibach, who formerly served as science editor of Coastwatch<\/em> and digital content specialist for North Carolina Sea Grant, split first place honors with Shaw for the year\u2019s best science journalism in the state. Leibach\u2019s \u201cModel Behavior<\/a>\u201d appeared in the Summer 2021 issue and showed how researchers are drawing on the expertise of lifeguards and artificial intelligence to improve rip current forecasting for beachgoers nationwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cJulie\u2019s writing never falls below exceptional,\u201d says Shaw, adding that during Leibach\u2019s four-year stint with Coastwatch<\/em>, her features picked up seven honors from the Science Communicators of North Carolina and the NC Association of Government Information Officers, which one year awarded her both first and second place for her articles.<\/p>\n

Shaw\u2019s \u201cMagic at 64.4 Degrees<\/a>\u201d tells how diligence and expertise contributed to a breakthrough that positioned farmed striped bass for commercial success \u2014 and how scientists behind the innovation say they couldn\u2019t have done it without another key ingredient: luck. One judge said the story was \u201ca great overview of the scientific process, so went way beyond this particular result and made it into a piece about science as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hook, Line & Science<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Native Plant Picks<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Coastwatch<\/em> magazine<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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