Seagrass

RUNC: Kamya Bates

September 10, 2025

Kamya Bates studies one of the coast’s most valuable resources: seagrass.

Where the Seagrass Grows

August 26, 2025

Heather Bruck and Nadya Gutierrez study how shrinking seagrass meadows could threaten the future of vital underwater ecosystems.

A Solution for Seagrass

September 17, 2019

Seagrasses are vital habitats in North Carolina coastal waters, but their numbers have dwindled over the years. A team at the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences is exploring what type of seagrass structure marine life prefer in order to best approach restoring these important aquatic environments.