/tags/ocean Ocean en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:31:47 GMT /environment/2023-08-16/marine-mammals-littered-microplastics-duke-study A graduate student’s research has uncovered plastics in tissue samples of 32 marine animals, including some from North Carolina. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:31:47 GMT /environment/2023-08-16/marine-mammals-littered-microplastics-duke-study Sophie Mallinson /environment/2022-08-25/hands-deck-researchers-divers-testing-quell-lionfish-invasion-creep This voracious species feeds on the juveniles of commercially important fish like grouper and snapper. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 12:16:32 GMT /environment/2022-08-25/hands-deck-researchers-divers-testing-quell-lionfish-invasion-creep Laura Pellicer /environment/2021-07-26/boaters-and-cargo-ship-operators-in-nc-waters-are-exceeding-speed-limits-that-help-protect-a-critically-endangered-whale-report-finds Boats and cargo ships in the waters of North Carolina and other Southern states are exceeding speed limits in areas designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, a new report from a global non-profit group has found. Mon, 26 Jul 2021 21:22:01 GMT /environment/2021-07-26/boaters-and-cargo-ship-operators-in-nc-waters-are-exceeding-speed-limits-that-help-protect-a-critically-endangered-whale-report-finds Celeste Gracia, Laura Pellicer /environment/2021-06-21/wnc-jellyfish-biologist-campaigns-for-high-seas A local biologist who's been making waves for her research into jellyfish that reside in freshwater ecosystems, including some here in Western North... Mon, 21 Jun 2021 20:26:43 GMT /environment/2021-06-21/wnc-jellyfish-biologist-campaigns-for-high-seas Helen Chickering /environment/2019-12-04/the-trump-administration-wants-more-coastal-drilling-nc-environmental-group-lays-out-the-risks A North Carolina environmental group has released a report detailing the potential risks of the Trump administration’s plans to open the nation’s… Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:53:26 GMT /environment/2019-12-04/the-trump-administration-wants-more-coastal-drilling-nc-environmental-group-lays-out-the-risks Jay Price /environment/2019-06-13/state-agency-opposes-offshore-seismic-testing The state Division of Coastal Management formally objected this week to a company's application for a federal permit to begin oil and gas exploration off… Thu, 13 Jun 2019 21:09:12 GMT /environment/2019-06-13/state-agency-opposes-offshore-seismic-testing Rusty Jacobs /science-technology/2016-07-03/turning-ocean-waves-into-drinking-water A North Carolina start-up company is testing a device that turns ocean water into fresh drinking water. Their technology uses wave energy exclusively to… Mon, 04 Jul 2016 01:21:27 GMT /science-technology/2016-07-03/turning-ocean-waves-into-drinking-water Susannah Roberson /environment/2015-07-05/study-shark-week-exaggerates-danger-could-undermine-conservation-efforts The Discovery Channel's Shark Week marathon starts this week. But UNC Communications researchers say the footage showing sharks acting like vicious… Sun, 05 Jul 2015 21:00:00 GMT /environment/2015-07-05/study-shark-week-exaggerates-danger-could-undermine-conservation-efforts Rebecca Martinez /science-technology/2014-07-28/national-geographic-report-rising-seas-will-the-outer-banks-survive A new report from NationalGeographic.com begins this way: "Development and climate change are causing the islands to slowly vanish, scientists say."The… Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:35:49 GMT /science-technology/2014-07-28/national-geographic-report-rising-seas-will-the-outer-banks-survive Carol Jackson