Sandra Harris

May 1, 2007

COMMUNITY CHARM: Wanchese Implements Innovative Zoning

In the heart of the tiny fishing village of Wanchese, Lorraine Tillett strolls over to a fence surrounding the small backyard of a blue house. Tillett leans over the fence to pet a reddish-brown horse not far from a haystack. "See how friendly the horses are," says Tillett, a long-time Wanchese resident. "This is a perfect example of a traditional village business. The new zoning allows for boarded horses and equestrian-related uses."

Mar 1, 2007

Waterfront Access: Meetings Highlight Spectrum of Needs

People seeking access — for commercial and recreational fishing, seafood handling, paddling, boating, operating marine-related businesses or simply wading in sound and river waters — shared their recent public comment sessions held along the coast.

Mar 1, 2007

NATURALIST’S NOTEBOOK: Bogue’s New Butterfly

The strategic location of Fort Macon on the eastern end of Bogue Banks may have protected Confederate troops from the Union during the civil war, but today its status as a state park protects what may be a new species of butterfly.

Mar 1, 2007

Finding Flounder: Testing Low-Profile Gill Nets

Well before sunrise, the Engelhard resident is already at work in the sound's choppy waters. He removes an orange and black buoy attached to the end of one of his gill nets and reels it in with the white winch on his boat.

Mar 1, 2007

Drifting Along: Sea Grant Scientists Study Oyster Larvae

Two U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary members prepare to retrieve a drifter with a ball and drogue, or neutrally buoyant float suspended below the water surface. One man drops a net into the water and then scoops up a drift buoy, known as a drifter. Then both men lift the 40-pound drifter onto the deck.

Dec 15, 2006

BLUE CRABS, PINK TAGS: Tracking Female Crabs in the Ocean

Logothetis tags mature female blue crabs in the ocean to track their movements and determine their migratory patterns. The study is supported by North Carolina Sea Grant's Blue Crab Research Program — which is funded by the N.C. General Assembly and administered by North Carolina Sea Grant.

Dec 15, 2006

NEIGHBORS NUEVOS: Changing Faces Along the Coast

To help communities adapt to working with immigrants, North Carolina Sea Grant researchers David Griffith and Jeff Johnson have conducted a study comparing the immigrants' use of resources with citizens and retirees who migrate from other states, as well as native North Carolinians. Most of the immigrants are of Hispanic origin. A few are Vietnamese who work in the fishing industry.

Dec 1, 2006

SALTER PATH: ‘Paradise’ for Many Natives

Inside a Carteret County community room, the Salter Path gospel choir belts out "Precious memories, how they linger."

Sep 1, 2006

STUDYING NORTH CAROLINA’S COAST

As the long, lazy days of summer come to a close for most of us, many North Carolina Sea Grant researchers are already busy with cutting edge research — recently, Sea Grant awarded more than $630,000 in competitive grants as part of its two-year funding cycle. The projects receiving funding address key issues identified in Sea Grant's strategic plan.

Sep 1, 2006

VOILAND TO LEAD WATERFRONT STUDY PANEL

Recommended by the joint Legislative Commission on Seafood and Aquaculture, the new committee will "study the degree of loss and potential loss of diversity of uses along the coastal shoreline of North Carolina and how these losses impact access to the public trust waters of the state." Other committee members will be: