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Meet Graduate Student Lauren Johnson and her Mentor, Dr. Carressa Gerald, Advocates for Oysters

With support from NOAA, the North Carolina Coastal Federation is funding research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Lauren Johnson and her mentor Dr. Carressa Gerald discuss their work at North Carolina Central University.
September 11, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Lauren Johnson, far right, and other students show off marine life they found on an NCCU field visit. (Credit: North Carolina Coastal Federation) Lauren Johnson, far right, and other students show off marine life they found on an NCCU field visit. (Credit: North Carolina Coastal Federation)

Meet Undergraduate Fellow Amin Neal, Who Uses Coding to Support Marine Conservation Efforts

With support from NOAA, the North Carolina Coastal Federation is funding research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Amin Neal has combined his love of coding and marine science to support conservation work in coastal North Carolina.
September 10, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Amin Neal, Dr. Carol Price, and fellow CMAST student Iileyah Braxton (Credit: Amin Neal) Amin Neal, Dr. Carol Price, and fellow CMAST student Iileyah Braxton (Credit: Amin Neal)

Meet Graduate Student Rebecca Ruiz, Who Uses Sound to See Underwater

With support from NOAA, the North Carolina Coastal Federation is funding research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Graduate Student Rebecca Ruiz is investigating the ecosystem benefits of oyster restoration.
September 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Rebecca Ruiz on a scientific dive in Bonaire (Credit: Rebecca Ruiz) Rebecca Ruiz on a scientific dive in Bonaire (Credit: Rebecca Ruiz)

North Carolina Oyster Restoration Project Trains the Next Generation of Marine Scientists

With support from NOAA, the North Carolina Coastal Federation is funding research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. They will study the benefits of oyster reef restoration and other marine science topics.
September 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
North Carolina Central University students explore an estuary at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium with Rachel Bisesi, Education Coordinator for the North Carolina Coastal Federation. Credit: North Carolina Coastal Federation North Carolina Central University students explore an estuary at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium with Rachel Bisesi, Education Coordinator for the North Carolina Coastal Federation. Credit: North Carolina Coastal Federation

NOAA-Funded Program Helps Miami Teens from Under-Resourced Schools Enter Marine Science Field

The Your Shores program at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science provides high school students from diverse backgrounds with dive certifications, habitat restoration and research experience, and marine science training.
August 01, 2024 - Feature Story ,
The first Your Shores cohort learning to scuba dive. Credit: Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science The first Your Shores cohort learning to scuba dive. Credit: Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science

Summer News Roundup

A roundup of recent headlines from around the agency—hear about a new oyster hatchery, living shorelines in South Carolina, and more.
Hand made coral nurseries to restore coral reefs Coral nurseries are one tool NOAA uses to restore reefs, which are vital habitats for many managed seafood species. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Meet John Barco, Marine Habitat Resource Specialist and Gulf of Mexico Team Lead for the NOAA Restoration Center

John supports NOAA’s Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program to restore habitat in the Southeast.
July 17, 2024 - Feature Story ,
a man in a hat holding a large snook John Barco showing off a nice Snook. Photo courtesy of John Barco, NOAA Fisheries.

Restoring New Orleans Wetlands After Hurricane Katrina

New federal funding will advance environmental justice in the Lower Ninth Ward and kickstart efforts to restore wetlands along the coast of New Orleans.
July 11, 2024 - Podcast ,
New Orlean's Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina New Orlean's Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina (Photo: National Wildlife Federation)

Ambitious Living Shoreline Project Combats Coastal Land Loss in South Carolina

With $6.8 million from NOAA, The Nature Conservancy will build a 2,000-foot-long living shoreline near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The organization will also help low-income landowners implement living shorelines on their properties.
July 01, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Volunteers building an oyster castle living shoreline reef near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (Photo: Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin/U.S. Marine Corps) Volunteers building an oyster castle living shoreline reef near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (Photo: Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin/U.S. Marine Corps)