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FISH FARMING: AQUACULTURE OFFERS DIVERSITY

Winter 2001

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.