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Now a Mother, Tagged Sea Turtle Sighted After 14 Years

This nesting season, a new loggerhead sea turtle appeared three times on Bald Head Island (BHI), North Carolina to lay her eggs. The new visitor sported an unfamiliar tag that…
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  • 3 min
  • Governor's Cup
  • Marine Biology

What Do We Find When We Track Sailfish Continuously?

This guest post was authored by SCDNR biologist Wally Bubley and originally published on North Carolina Sea Grant’s blog, Hook, Line & Science. Using pop-up satellite tags, scientists can get…
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  • 5 min
  • Boating
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Five Things to Know About Seasickness… According to Marine Biologists

Whether it’s weekly sampling in small boats or weeks-long expeditions offshore, SCDNR’s marine biologists spend regular time on the water – and for most of them, seasickness is an unfortunate…
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  • 1 min
  • Marine Biology

Watch: A Bird’s-Eye View of Our Fish Research

SCDNR biologists spend nearly 100 days a year on South Carolina waterways hauling trammel nets aboard specially designed boats. The trammel net survey, which uses a three-layered net to trap…
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  • 6 min
  • Conservation
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We’re Hiring: Sea Turtle Positions Summer 2020 (NOW CLOSED)

Editor’s note: We are no longer accepting applications for these positions. Thank you for your interest. We are currently reviewing applications for six seasonal paid positions in three locations for…
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  • 3 min
  • Fishing
  • Marine Biology

What are Young Tarpon Doing in South Carolina?

Atlantic tarpon, often referred to as the “silver king” by the sport fishing community, are considered one of the most prized catches in the world. These prehistoric fish, dating back…
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  • 3 min
  • Marine Biology

We’re Hiring: Relief Captain and Deckhand for the R/V Lady Lisa (NOW CLOSED)

Editor’s note: These positions were open for the 2019 season and are now closed. The R/V Lady Lisa, one of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’ (SCDNR) four large…
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  • 1 min
  • Boating
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  • Marine Biology

We’ll Be Back Soon

Thanks for reading the Coastal Resources blog! We’re on a temporary break while staff attend to other internal communication needs. We hope to be back on a normal publishing schedule…
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  • 4 min
  • Marine Biology

Get Real-Time Water Info for Charleston Harbor, Edisto

September 2018 Update: The Charleston Harbor station is unfortunately not operational at this time, but you can still use the tool linked below for real-time data from several other sites…
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  • 4 min
  • Marine Biology

A Charleston-Born Scientist You Should Know About

From 1883 to 1941, Ernest Everett Just lived through an extraordinary period in American history and science. His own life was no less exceptional. Though little-known today, Just was a…
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