Sea Grant works with coastal communities across the U.S., Puerto Rico and Guam to improve community resilience to coastal storms. Sea Grant engages in vulnerability assessments, resilience planning and social science initiatives to learn from previous storms and better prepare for future storms.
Extension Director Jack Thigpen recognized for two decades of service to Sea Grant
When the national Sea Grant office asks the network of 33 programs for examples of outstanding community outreach and collaboration, one name is often suggested: North Carolina Sea Grant's Jack Thigpen.
Seafood Month 2017
In a collaborative effort, North Carolina Sea Grant developed a series of graphics
to help the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries present fisheries statistics to various audiences.
A new paper in the journal Nature by researchers at Duke University provides strong evidence that catch share management slows the race to fish in U.S. fisheries on average. Some counterexamples in multispecies settings motivate ongoing work.
A partnership between a scientist and a fishermen leads to a promising business venture with ecological benefits thanks to support from North Carolina Sea Grant.