NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coastal Reserve Program - Estuarine Shoreline Stabilization Grant
Coastal Reserve Program
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Sustainable Estuarine Shoreline Stabilization: Research, Education, and Public Policy in North CarolinaPrincipal InvestigatorsCarolyn Currin, Ph.D. - NOAA, National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research John Fear, Ph.D. - North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve Co-Principal Investigators (in alphabetical order)Jill Fegley, Ph.D. - North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve Mark Fonseca, Ph.D. - NOAA, National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research Whitney Jenkins, M.S. - North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve Amit Malhotra, M.S. - NOAA, National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research Charles Peterson, Ph.D. - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences Michael Piehler, Ph.D. - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences Greg Piniak, Ph.D. - NOAA, National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research Martin Posey, Ph.D. - University of North Carolina-Wilmington Project SummaryThe project focuses on three regions along North Carolina's coast (Northern, Central and Southern), where researchers from NOAA, NC NERR, the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, and UNC-Chpel Hill will assess the ecosystem impacts of shoreline stabilization. The project also includes the design and construction of a demonstration project based on alternative shoreline stabilization techniques at the Rachel Carson component of the NC NERR. During the project, an approach to evaulate ecological and socioeconomic costs and benefits of shoreline erosion and protection alternatives will be developed. The researchers will work closely with an advisory panel composed of local, state and federal resource managers, contractors, property owners and other stakeholders. The NC NERR will develop outreach and educational products to disseminate the knowledge and tools developed by the research team. The short-term objectives of this multi-disciplinary project are to:
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