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MOVING FISH: Supply and Demand In North Carolina’s Seafood Industry

Sandra Harris

Marshallberg Farm

Mar 1, 2015

RESURRECTING STURGEON: Infusing New Flavors Into an Old Favorite

Currently two North Carolina businesses — Marshallberg Farm of Smyrna and Atlantic Caviar & Sturgeon Company of Lenoir — are culturing Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstadtii.
Off-the-shelf side-scan sonar can monitor daily abundance of spawning Atlantic sturgeon in shallow river systems. Photo courtesy of NOAA.

Mar 1, 2015

A Sturgeon Primer

  Chuck Weirich is North Carolina Sea Grant’s marine aquaculture specialist. He has a background in culturing finfish, including Russian sturgeon. Sturgeon are among the oldest living species of fish.…
Sunset Beach

Mar 1, 2015

COASTAL CHALLENGES: Building Crucial Collaborations

At the request of the University of North Carolina System President Tom Ross, White has worked with colleagues within her program, across the UNC System, and in partner agencies and industries to develop a wide-ranging agenda for North Carolina’s Coastal Conference on April 14.
Map showing change in block groups in North Carolina's coastal counties

Mar 1, 2015

Demographic Data Offer Insights

Significant differences in population trends are found across counties in the region — and even within some counties, notes Rebecca Tippett, director of Carolina Demography at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some counties are seeing population losses, especially in young adult age categories.
Knauss policy fellows

Mar 1, 2015

CURRENTS: Three NC Scholars Begin Knauss Fellowship

Nichola Clark, Carolyn Doherty and Meagan Dunphy-Daly have started their duties as 2015 Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellows. They are from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment.
image: Susan White.

Mar 1, 2015

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:Where Minds Collide, Opportunities Arise

North Carolina Sea Grant is a long-term partner contributing science, education and support to our state. We are committed to the open and engaging exchange of information — activities that lead to new understanding of the functioning of our coastal systems and communities.

Dec 15, 2014

CURRENTS: NC Scholars Begin Appointments

North Carolina Sea Grant and its partners offer many fellowship opportunities for the state's graduate students. Fellows learn about the management, policy and scientific research that affect the state's and nation's shorelines.
Fish fillet on white parchment

Dec 15, 2014

GIFTS FROM THE SEA

1. Cut a piece of parchment 12x18 inches or slightly more than twice as wide as the fillet to be cooked. The extra room allows for sealing.

Red snapper on ice.

Dec 15, 2014

MARINER’S MENU: All Wrapped Up

Bundled in paper, flounder with fresh mushrooms, savory shrimp and Parmesan snapper bake in 15 minutes or less in a preheated oven. The seafood packets emerge perfectly steamed, making an elegant holiday meal that your guests will enjoy unwrapping.

Dec 11, 2014

MOVING FISH: Supply and Demand In North Carolina’s Seafood Industry

But this demand and awareness may not help the fishermen at the coast. The commercial fishing industry in North Carolina is at a critical juncture.