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Press Releases Feb. 21, 2023 - Walnut Creek Urban Water Partnership April 3, 2023 - NC Sea Grant and APNEP Name New Joint Fellow 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