Science for a Changing Fishery
Many people in the Southeast depend on the shrimp industry for their livelihoods. However, the annual catch for white and brown shrimp—which together bring in more than $400 million …
Putting Living Shorelines in Reach
To protect their cherished marshes, many South Carolina communities are exploring the use of living shorelines. Thanks to our ACE Basin and North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserves, now they have science-based path to secure the permits they need.
Data Tells Storm Story
For a community hit by a hurricane, recovery can be a long, traumatic process that begins with understanding the storm’s impacts, which helps communities to become more resilient in the future.
Talk NERRdy to Me: Jen Plunket
This month, NERRA’s correspondent-at-large Nik Charov checks in with Jen Plunket, stewardship coordinator at the North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserve, to run through a Swiss Army knife’s array of tools: fish, fyke nets, films, and floods.
Trading Snow for Pluff Mud
Duane Draper, chair of the Inlet and Bay Stewards, traded New England snow for South Carolina pluff mud. And thanks in part to his volunteering with the North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserve, he has no regrets.
Calling the Coast Home
South Carolina’s ACE Basin and North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserves collaborated on a professional development training for real estate agents to help them educate their clients on living safely and well on the coast.