Morgan Jones

Sep 1, 2002

Sea Science: Quality Key to International Seafood Standards

Seafood safety — including intensive programs such as Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points training — has been a focus of the U.S. seafood industry in recent years. But the industry also must match international standards for quality of fresh fish, adds David Green, seafood lab director.

Sep 1, 2002

North Carolina Seafood Processors Go Global

"The seafood industry has to diversify beyond commodities to compete in the global seafood market," Harris says, noting that many of the state's crab processing plants have gone out of business in recent years due, in part, to competition from imported crabmeat.

Sep 1, 2002

Restoring Inland Streams, Renewing Coastal Waters

The stream and its banks were teeming with life — fish and wildlife, flowers and trees. It was a delight to local inhabitants, who dubbed it Rocky Branch. Time passed. Deforestation and agriculture began to carve changes into the landscape. A city and a major university slowly crowded out the rural setting. After more than a century, the once pristine waters of Rocky Branch were forced through channels and squeezed into culverts and between buildings. In some places, the stream disappeared beneath roads and parking lots.

May 1, 2002

Hurricane Resistance: Retrofitting, Storm Shutters Increase Safety

"Plywood storm shutters that protect windows during hurricanes have been in use for many years and are one of the most cost-effective ways to build shutters," says Rogers, North Carolina Sea Grant's coastal construction and erosion specialist.

Mar 1, 2002

Sea Science: New Research Projects Reflect Sea Grant Spectrum

This spring, North Carolina Sea Grant researchers will begin a new round of projects, each aimed at a particular aspect of our coast and its vast resources.

Mar 1, 2002

Shellfish Closures: Signs of Troubled Waters

Raymond Graham's history in shellfishing runs as deep as the currents of the Newport River that flows past his home in Mill Creek. As a shellfish dealer, Graham carries on a family tradition that goes back at least to his grandfather. But in his lifetime, much has changed.

Dec 15, 2001

Christmas in Edenton: A Revolutionary Holiday

This year though, there will be no English tea to go with mama's lemon pound cake. Two months ago, a group of prominent Edenton women pledged to boycott English tea, cloth and other goods in support of the independence movement. The mistress, one of the 51 signers of the resolution, has learned that some are even calling it "The Edenton Tea Party." Now, other women are joining the boycott.

Dec 1, 2001

Keepers of the Light: Generations Honor Hatteras Tradition

Jennie Fulcher Sharp recalls her father, Charles Fulcher, wanting a good job that could allow him to spend time with his family — a family that would eventually include a dozen children. He found that balance as an assistant lightkeeper for the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, where he served from shortly before Sharp's birth in 1906 to 1920. "Family is the most important thing," explains Sharp, now 95 years old.

Oct 1, 2001

North Carolina Sea Grant: Making Coastal Science Count for 25 Years

For 25 years, North Carolina Sea Grant has brought science to coastal communities — and coastal residents have offered healthy doses of common sense to academics.

Oct 1, 2001

The Changing Face of Wanchese: Boatbuilding Booming as Fishing Declines

As the wind slices across the waterfront at Wanchese Seafood Industrial Park, Buddy Davis walks briskly toward a sleek white yacht. Davis, who is CEO of Davis Boatworks, stops and glances at the shiny wooden deck and tuna tower on the new 61-foot boat.