Press Releases

• September 6, 2022 - Sea Grant and APNEP Set Oct. 31 Deadline for Fellowship Applications
• August 19, 2022 - APNEP Updates Map of Vital Fish Habitat
• March 22, 2022 - NC Sea Grant and APNEP name new joint fellow
• March 8, 2022 - Partnership awards grants for engagement and stewardship initiatives in North Carolina and Virginia’s Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system
• May 25, 2021 - New Research Measures Economic Losses from Further Declines in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary
• February 18, 2021 - North Carolina's seagrass habitat is declining, state-federal partnership data show
• September 23,2020 - North Carolina and Virginia state agencies re-affirm commitment to collaborate on environmental issues within Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system
• June 29, 2020 - Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership partners with NC Commission of Indian Affairs to strengthen climate resilience in coastal region Tribal communities
• June 24, 2020 - Estuarine Research Fellowship Applications Open
• October 23, 2019 - New Research Focuses on Algae Toxins in Chowan River and Albemarle Sound
• September 30, 2019 - State-federal partnership updates map of vital fish habitat
• May 13, 2019 - NC Sea Grant and APNEP Offer Estuarine Research Fellowship
• December 6, 2018 - NC Sea Grant and APNEP Name 2019 Joint Fellow
• May 18, 2018 - NC Sea Grant/APNEP Offer 2018 Joint Fellowship
• October 31, 2017 - Media Advisory: 2017 Albemarle-Pamlico Ecosystem Symposium
• October 4, 2017 - APNEP & N.C. Sea Grant Announce Recipient of 2018 Graduate Fellowship in Estuarine Research
• May 18, 2017 - EPA Awards Grant to Albemarle - Pamlico National Estuary Partnership: Protecting Natural Resources and Strengthening Local Economies
• May 24, 2017 - NC Sea Grant / APNEP Offer 2017 Joint Fellowship
• March 6, 2017 - New chairman, leadership team of estuary partnership board announced
• May 23, 2016 - Volunteers help restore Atlantic white cedar forest in Dismal Swamp State Park
• May 16, 2016 - New report highlights economic value of coastal region’s natural resources
• April 27, 2016 - North Carolina sees big returns with coastal habitat programs 

Articles

• August 25, 2022 - Partnership Updates Maps for Monitoring Seagrass Losses
• August 24, 2021 - NC at crossroads in dealing with water quality challenges - Coastal Review Online
• July 9, 2021 - Seagrass Decline Affects More Than the Environment - Public Radio East
• June 8, 2021 - Threats to seagrass could cost state's economy millions - Coastal Review Online
• March 12, 2021 - Seagrass Loss Bad Sign for Water Quality - Coastal Review Online 
• March 5, 2021 - NC Seagrass Declined by Almost 6%, Report Shows - WUNC
• December 10, 2020 - NC State Student Brings Indigenous Knowledge to State Climate Policies - NC State College of Natural Resources News
• September 23, 2020 - Agencies Observe Estuaries Week with MOU - Coastal Review Online
• July 24, 2020 - Climate Change is Threatening NC's Largest Estuary - Shoresides Podcast Series
• June 29, 2020 - Project Promotes Resilience Strategies - Coastal Review Online
• April 23, 2020 - Gauges Added to Improve Flood Protection - Coastal Review Online
• November 20, 2019 - Biologist: Seagrass A 'Canary in a Coal Mine' - Coastal Review Online
• November 19, 2019 - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Mirrors Coast's Health - Coastal Review Online
• October 11, 2019 - State-federal partnership monitoring seagrass habitats along NC coast - Public Radio East
• June 14, 2019 - Underwater Grasses: NC's Best-Kept Secret for Protecting Shorelines - Public News Service 
• October 2018 - 2018 Shad in the Classroom - Engaging Students - American Fisheries Society Newsletter 
• May 22, 2018 - We Are the River wins a 2018 Gold Telly Award for Non-Broadcast Video in the Nature/Wildlife category. This short film was created for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and funded in part by APNEP as a part of the Shad in the Classroom program. Press Release
• May 18, 2018 - Shad in the Classroom Boosts Recovery Effort - Coastal Review Online
• March 2018 - National Estuary Program Storymap - EPA ArcGIS Online
• February 7, 2018 - NC, VA Renew Effort to Manage Estuary - Coastal Review Online
• 2017 - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System (pg.6) and Updates from Around the Coast - North Carolina (pg. 35) - 2017 Habitat Hotline Atlantic, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 
• October 2017 - Celebrating Estuary Science: APNEP Marks 30 Years of Research, Partners - Coastwatch Magazine, NC Sea Grant
• July 5, 2016 - Fishing survey results are in - Washington Daily News
• October 2008 - Education in Action: Schoolyard Projects Protect Estuaries - Coastwatch Magazine, NC Sea Grant