N.C. Coastal Reserve’s recent Summer Camp for Adults in Beaufort offered participants a chance to conduct conservation science, help the Rachel Carson Reserve with NOAA’s marine debris cleanup and learn about Duke Marine Lab’s Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Program.
The Dare County beach town of Nags Head has shared a video update on its efforts to better manage stormwater runoff.
Researchers at the UNC Coastal Studies Institute and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released juvenile and adult sea turtles into the Gulf Stream in partnership with the North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island and the University of Central Florida.
Ocean conservation is essential but sometimes difficult to understand. This animated video explains the complicated concepts that guide efforts to protect our oceans.
“CBS Sunday Morning” visits the team exploring German submarine U-576, which has been at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean just 35 miles from Cape Hatteras, undisturbed for 75 years.
Scientists from the University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute and Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue use fluorescein dye to track rip currents within the surf zone as illustrated in this short video from 2015. The video does not have sound.
Scientists from the UNC Coastal Studies Institute have been working with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to provide recommendations for the deposit of dredge sediments that will result from widening the Rodanthe emergency ferry channel.
The University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute hosted on May 25 a lecture by research associate Mike Muglia, entitled “PEACHes and Stream: Investigating Shelf Water Exchange into the Deep Ocean,” as part of its “Science on the Sound” lecture series.
A female loggerhead sea turtle was spotted making its way back to the ocean after laying a nest on North Topsail Beach on May 9. The resident who filmed the journey said the site was a once in a lifetime experience.
Masonboro Island is prime nesting habitat for birds including the American oystercatcher, and shorebird monitoring technicians collect data that can be used to study and protect the species.
The University of North Carolina’s Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese hosts monthly Science on the Sound lectures for the public. Officials at the institute say the program is valuable for both the public and the scientists who present the information.
Underwater exploration firm Global Subdive of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recently shared this video showcasing its work with the UNC Coastal Studies Institute and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, surveying during summer 2016 the wrecks of the World War II German submarine U576 and the cargo ship Bluefields, off the North Carolina coast.