Hypoxia and fish kills continue to be common in the Neuse River Estuary of North Carolina.  Our group aims to identify key sources of nitrogen loading within the watershed, and to provide management-relevant hypoxia and algal bloom forecasts for the estuary.  This ongoing research has been featured in two Sea Grant blog posts:

Forecasting Hypoxia, Algal Blooms for the Neuse River Estuary

Investigating Nitrogen Loading Trends in the Neuse River Basin