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Fortifying Existing Coastal Buildings

North Carolina Sea Grant

Coastal property owners who follow North Carolina Sea Grant storm mitigation recommendations may accomplish significant improvements, often at modest costs, to reduce wind and water damage to their home from hurricanes and other storms. These homeowners also can also lower their insurance costs significantly. The efforts reflect North Carolina Sea Grant extension’s partnership with the N.C. Department of Insurance and the Institute for Businesses and Home Safety Fortified training program to increase building and design standards. Efforts have included workshops to train builders, as well as training for building code inspectors and other professionals. A team led by NC Sea Grant also assessed causes of collapse of wood-frame residences after Hurricane Ike in Texas. The team worked closely with FEMA and the findings help predict the response of structures and infrastructure to combined loadings resulting from hurricanes.

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Three Bahamian fishers from Abaco are pictured side by side. Each of them shares their perspective on the impacts of climate change on their fishing practices. On the left, a man in sunglasses with a boat reflection, in the middle, a man smiling under a tree, and on the right, a younger man speaking near the shoreline.
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Climate change is profoundly impacting people involved in fishing by altering coastal ecosystems and disrupting cultural, economic, and social patterns tied to small-scale fisheries. Fish for Tomorrow showcases the livelihoods and daily practices of fishers from Abaco – an island in The Bahamas that was ravaged by Hurricane Dorian in September 2019. The film highlights the voices of three fishers who share their deep-rooted relationship to fishing, the ecological and social changes they have witnessed, and their future outlook for Bahamian fisheries in a changing climate.

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Sea Grant Marine Debris Grantee PolyGone Announces the Grand Opening of its Microplastic Removal Pilot

PolyGone Systems is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the Microplastic Removal Pilot Project and the Educational Pavilion at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA)! The Grand Opening will take place on September 12, 2024, at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority Wastewater Treatment Facility.

The event will showcase PolyGone Systems’ industrial-scale microplastic removal pilot project within the Atlantic County Utilities Authority’s Wastewater Treatment Facility. Alongside the pilot deployment, PolyGone will unveil the Microplastic Educational Pavilion, an on-site exhibition for public visitors and students to learn about microplastic pollution and PolyGone’s environmental mission. Keynote speakers from the NOAA Sea Grant Office will be featured at the Grand Opening.

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