North Carolina Sea Grant is joining with Connecticut and New Hampshire Sea Grant programs to study contaminants of emerging concern in coastal and freshwater environments.
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‘Wine and Brine’ event to debut at NC Seafood Festival
The North Carolina Seafood Festival and the North Carolina Coastal Federation are teaming up to offer a wine and oyster tasting Oct. 1 in downtown Morehead City.
Australian wildfires fertilized expansive algal blooms: Study
A recently published study by Duke University researchers found that particles in smoke and ash from Australian wildfires fed unprecedented algal blooms far away in the ocean.
Currituck to receive $1M grant to raise 7 flood-prone homes
The state and FEMA have approved a hazard mitigation project grant of $1 million to improve disaster resilience in Currituck County.
Resilience, natural approach basis of habitat plan tweaks
Proposed amendments to the state’s official plan for protecting, restoring and conserving coastal habitats and fisheries drill in on newly specific priorities linked to water quality and climate change.
Southport Maritime Museum debuts tactile maps
The North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport has begun offering tactile maps of the facility to allow visitors with low-vision or who have blindness to access the site independently.
DOT, NCSU partner on Bonner Bridge research project
The Department of Transportation has turned to researchers at N.C. State University to test girders from the demolished Bonner Bridge to improve tomorrow’s bridge designs.
Coastal Federation to celebrate National Estuaries Week
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is wrapping up on Sept. 26 National Estuaries Week, this year from Sept 18-25, with oysters and pints at Outer Dunes Brewing Co. in Wilmington.
Lose the seagrass and lose the fisheries
Marine and estuary plant life on which North Carolina’s fish species depend are vulnerable to warming and rising seas, scientists say.
Panel to discuss climate perils facing NC’s fishing industries
Carolina Public Press is hosting next week an online discussion on climate change and its effects on the state’s fisheries and coastal ecology.
‘Shellebrate’ NC Oyster Week with cleanup, shoreline work
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is hosting a free event to mark NC Oyster Week, Oct. 11-15.
New videos feature native plants for coastal landscapes
Three videos are available through the new “Native Plant Pick: North Carolina” series, which features native plants ideal for coastal landscapes.
Holden Beach, Corps begin $3M storm risk planning study
The Holden Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Project General Reevaluation Study is to consider feasibility and alternatives for federal participation in cost-shared management measures including beach nourishment for up to 50 years.
Abandoned, derelict vessel removal work begins
A project to remove abandoned and derelict vessels got underway this week in the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds.
Public invited to watch dig at Fort Raleigh Historic Site
Archaeologists will look at new locations at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Sept. 15-24, an effort to find Sir Walter Raleigh’s “Lost Colony.”
Coastal Habitat Plan approved for public review
The Coastal Resources Commission has approved the 2021 amendment to the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan for public review and comment.