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10/30/2026

The Fall 2026 Issue of Coastwatch is now live! Swipe through for a snapshot of the different stories in this issue, including:

🦠 the connection between algal blooms and ALS
> (Chowan-Edenton Environmental Group and Duke Engineering)

🦈 researchers using DNA to track shark depredation
> (Duke University Marine Lab, UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, and Grassy Sound Charters)

🏠 houses collapsing into the ocean

🔥 the effects of wildfire smoke on your health
> (NC State Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources)

🌊 NC's Resilient Coastal Communities Program
> (NC Dept of Environmental Quality)

🌳 100+ year-old trees battling saltwater intrusion
> (UNCW Center for Marine Science and UNCW Environmental Sciences Department)

🦀 the health impacts of claw harvesting on stone crabs
> (Florida Sea Grant)

🖥 new technology to prevent retention pond flooding
> (NC State Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering)

> and much more!!

Check out the full issue: https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatch/fall-2026/

10/28/2026

10/26/2026

For Oyster Month, we're back with a new addition to our 101 series: oyster farming!

Watch to learn the basics, including the journey from larvae to restaurant, growing methods, upkeep, benefits, challenges, and more.

If you've got a favorite local oyster provider, tag them in the comments to show your love!

10/26/2026

10/26/2026

The oysters are raised from tiny “seeds” that are already in their shells: bit.ly/4jsJ7gT

10/22/2026

Fall on the North Carolina coast marks the arrival of false albacore season!

After cooling northern winds push baitfish offshore in September, schools of “albies” or “little tunnies” light up the nearshore waters and inlets in October and November, giving coastal anglers a thrilling, hard-fighting target close to the beach. But for these fish, hook placement means life or death.

Learn what researchers found about their survival after release: https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/hooklinescience/catch-release-and-survive/

Lead Photo Credit: Little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus, courtesy of robbieedun/iNaturalist/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

Full Study: Kim, E., Collatos, C., & Kneebone, J. (2026). Postrelease survival of Little Tunny Euthynnus alletteratus in a recreational fishery. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 46(2), 535–550. https://doi.org/10.1093/najfmt/vqag010

Funding provided by:
American Saltwater Guides Association
NOAA Fisheries Service
Massachusetts Environmental Trust
Nantucket Land & Water Council

10/21/2026

Letters of Intent due Monday, October 26!

The National Sea Grant Law Center’s funding opportunities seek to promote the growth and development of Sea Grant legal programming and build the capacity of individual Sea Grant programs to address legal issues in their states.

10/19/2026

The partnerships in our Community Collaborative Research Grant projects (CCRG) will always hold a special place in our hearts!

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Wednesday	8am - 5pm
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