Selected Longform Features
Selected News Releases
Unique group of monarch butterflies discovered in coastal South Carolina
Report sightings of non-native blue land crab
Developed waterways may be more vulnerable to algal blooms, study finds
SCDNR biologist awarded state’s highest honor
SCDNR mourns loss of Deputy Director Phil Maier
Sea turtle season marked by high nest numbers but also high tides, predation
Changes coming to blue crab laws in 2025
Factsheets
Reef fish survey celebrates 50 years of marine research
Horseshoe crabs regularly nest in salt marshes, new research suggests
Successful shorebird nesting season on a newly restored Crab Bank
SCDNR awarded $1.5 million to restore historic tidal marsh
Delayed by cold, shrimp season finally opens
Selected Short Articles
Interpretive Signage
Research, Writing, and Creative Direction (Design by K. Hackathorn)
Research, Writing, and Creative Direction (Design by K. Hackathorn)
Radio Segments
Selected Blog Posts
An oyster dish for people who don’t like oysters
The shoes make the scientist: The best footwear for coastal fieldwork
Study shows sharks recovering in the Southeast
A Charleston-born scientist you should know about
Cruising South Carolina’s bald eagle highways
What it takes to rescue two tons of manatee
South Carolina’s coast as you’ve never seen it
Out late with the crab crew: Tagging ancient arthropods
Three myths about deepwater catch-and-release fishing
The unfilletable fish: How to debone shad
Meet the fish that feeds the Atlantic (& the folks that study it)
Ten essential items for your coastal adventures
State of the flatfish: Flounder numbers at record low
Five takeaways from a public flounder survey
What to do when you have 50,000 seedlings and no one to plant them
Five things to know about seasickness, according to marine biologists