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SEA SCIENCE: Recreational Science: Drumming Up Fishery Conservation

2001

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.
young clams

Dec 1, 2001

A NEW BAG OF TRICKS FOR CLAM FARMERS

With support from the Fishery Resource Grant program (FRG), Hooper is using bags to dramatically increase the survival of hard clams during the first critical year of grow-out. His findings could make other North Carolina clam mariculturists happy, too.
menhaden

Dec 1, 2001

MENHADEN RESEARCH: ECHOES OF A FISHERY

It's almost dusk when North Carolina Sea Grant researcher Chris Taylor anchors an old white research boat in the middle of the Neuse River. As several seagulls flutter over the boat, Taylor drops a brown metal cylinder, similar to a fish finder, deep into the water.

Dec 1, 2001

PEOPLE & PLACES: Goose Creek State Park: Home to Diverse Ecosystems

As the drumming of the pileated woodpecker echoes through a tea-colored swamp, Goose Creek State Park ranger Phoebe Wahab surveys the water for signs of wildlife.
menhaden boats

Dec 1, 2001

BEAUFORT FISHERIES: LAST MENHADEN PLANT IN STATE FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE

Inside Beaufort Fisheries, the strong smell of menhaden drifts through a dark, empty room. Large cobwebs hang down like a white veil on a light bulb. Huge presses sit empty throughout the room.
Southern Farm Tilapia operation

Dec 1, 2001

FISH FARMING: AQUACULTURE OFFERS DIVERSITY

As Eastern North Carolina farmers look to diversify their operations, aquaculture opportunities continue to draw attention.
A black and white picture of a lighthouse

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.
Ships in Wanchese Harbor

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.
Captain George Beckwith with red drum

Sep 1, 2001

SEA SCIENCE: Recreational Science: Drumming Up Fishery Conservation

In a two-year research project funded by the N.C. Fishery Resource Grant Program (FRG), George Beckwith of Down East Guide Service in Oriental, and co-researcher Rob Aguilar endured pests and foul weather to learn about post-hooking mortality in red drum. Despite it all, Beckwith remains so enthusiastic about the study — which he describes as groundbreaking — that he reapplied to FRG and is taking on another year of study.