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The world is farming more seafood than it catches. Is that a good thing?
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The world is farming more seafood than it catches. Is that a good thing?

June 14, 2024October 2, 2024

This story was originally published by Grist A new report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, has found that more fish were farmed worldwide in 2022 than harvested from the wild, an apparent first.

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UNCW Blue Economy Index bests its benchmarks in May
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UNCW Blue Economy Index bests its benchmarks in May

June 6, 2024August 29, 2024

Reprinted from CoastalReview.org.
The University of North Carolina Wilmington said Wednesday that its monthly measure of ocean-related economic activities rose 10.11% in May.

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CFCC Hosts 2nd Annual Small Biz Summit
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CFCC Hosts 2nd Annual Small Biz Summit

June 1, 2024August 29, 2024

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Cape Fear Community College hosted the Second Annual Small Biz Summit on Saturday.

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What is EcoTech?
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What is EcoTech?

February 5, 2024September 25, 2024

Ecosystem Technology, or EcoTech, is an emerging branch of applied science that combines understanding of living ecological systems with technological advances to ensure safe and sustainable solutions.

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UNCW Leaders Head Group Contending For $160M Federal Grant
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UNCW Leaders Head Group Contending For $160M Federal Grant

December 18, 2023August 30, 2024

The North Carolina Ecosystem Technology (NCET) group has 13 months and $1 million to put together a proposal vying for a $160 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Grant could spur coastal eco-tech hub similar to Triangle
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Grant could spur coastal eco-tech hub similar to Triangle

December 4, 2023January 31, 2025

A team of North Carolina scientists and researchers have less than two years to develop a proposal that will convince the National Science Foundation that eastern North Carolina is ripe to become an engine of innovative ecosystem technology that could advance a new workforce and a resilient and sustainable economy.

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Navigating the Tide: The Imperative of Sustainable Seafood
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Navigating the Tide: The Imperative of Sustainable Seafood

November 21, 2023August 30, 2024

This story was originally published by Economist Impact – World Ocean Initiative. In the culinary realm, the whisper of the ocean carries with it tales of abundant yet ephemeral bounty.

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Sea Level Rise Puts Pressure on Hyde County
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Sea Level Rise Puts Pressure on Hyde County

February 5, 2018August 30, 2024

This story was originally published by PBS NC – Peril & Promise. HYDE COUNTY, N.C — Newman Seafood sits on a spit of land jutting into Pamlico Sound, just outside Swan Quarter.

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This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.

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