Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Mr Hugh Porter’s book, “The Seashells of North Carolina”, NC Sea Grant and UNC Press have been getting the word out about beachcombing, shells, and the book. https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/currents/2017/07/mr-seashells-legacy-lives-on/

Dr Paerl was interviewed by Coastal Review Online about algal blooms in a piece titled “Summer Recipe: How to Make An Algal Bloom”. https://www.coastalreview.org/2017/07/summer-recipe-make-algal-bloom/

Recent IMS/MASC grad (and former Rodriguez/Fodrie lab member) Dr Justin Ridge talks to Coastal Daybreak about his work to study Bird Shoal before and after Hurricane Matthew.

Martin Benavides (PhD candidate, Fodrie lab, MASC) talks Sharks on the NPR’s hour long call in show CoastLine. http://whqr.org/post/coastline-shark-brains-sand-tiger-sharks-and-bonnetheads#stream/0

Carter Smith (PhD candidate, Peterson lab, MASC) appeared live on WTKFL107’s Coastal Daybreak to discuss about her new paper: “Hurricane damage along natural and hardened estuarine shorelines: Using homeowner experiences to promote nature-based coastal protection” and how that research may … Continued

Coastal Geologist Dr. Rodriguez is interviewed by WITN about rip currents and the factors that influence where they form. http://www.witn.com/content/news/Coastal-geologist-describes-factors-that-increase-rip-current-risks-429528503.html

Coastal Review Online article about the stormwater research project the Noble and Piehler labs are working on with the Town of Beaufort. https://www.coastalreview.org/2017/06/runoff-study-aims-better-water-quality