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From Trash to Treasure: Oyster Shell Recycling

2005

Trees along Taylor's Creek in Beaufort, NC.

Dec 15, 2005

Strolling through Beaufort’s Seafaring Past: Holiday Walk Features Historic Sites

It is the mid-1800s again in the historic Josiah Bell house in downtown Beaufort. In a large yellow parlor with mauve woodwork, three women in Victorian-style dresses play the rich sound of "Oh Holy Night" on their harps.

Dec 15, 2005

Carteret Catch: New Marketing Project Promotes Local Seafood

The visit to the state-of-the-art seafood facility is one stop on an East Coast trip sponsored by a Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI) grant awarded to Carteret Community College. The project promotes local seafood through community and business partnerships.
An aerial image of Roanoke Island and water surrounding it.

Dec 1, 2005

The Freedmen of Roanoke Island: The Other Lost Colony

Crossing the bridge onto the northern tip of Roanoke Island, visitors can hardly help but stare at an 11-foot-wide sign announcing the birthplace of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the new world. Across the road, a simple street sign marks another of our nation's historic firsts. The thin strip of metal reads: "Freedmen's Colony Road." There is no room to explain that the Freedmen's Colony was a camp of ex-slaves that became a thriving colony — one that built schools, churches and homes during the Civil War.
A shrimp boat in the water

Dec 1, 2005

Shrimp Economics: Coastal Tradition and Global Economy Converge

As domestic shrimp prices plummet to compete with imported supplies, and the cost of gas and insurance continue to rise, Hopkins and other North Carolina shrimpers are struggling to maintain tradition.
Eastern oysters.

Dec 1, 2005

Learning from the Past: Old Maps Help Build A New Future For The Eastern Oyster

In the age of online mapping services, paper maps may seem obsolete — but try telling that to Eugene Ballance, an Ocracoke fisherman who is transforming 118-year-old survey maps of Pamlico Sound into blueprints for restoring the Eastern oyster.
image: aerial view of waterfront marina in Southport, NC.

Dec 1, 2005

Conservation By Design: Variations On A Theme

By the year 2020, an additional two million people are expected to call North Carolina home. Much of the predicted growth is expected to occur along the coast.
Image: NC Coast aerial view

Oct 1, 2005

Center Focuses Legal Lens on Coastal Resources

Clark and Kalo see a common denominator between fact and fiction — remedies to environmental problems can be found in individual choices, as well as broader policy decisions.
Sand tiger shark in an aquarium.

Oct 1, 2005

Extreme Makeovers: Not Your Daddy’s Aquarium

The "wow" factor is an important part of the visitor experience at the state's three aquariums, says David Griffin, director of North Carolina Aquariums. The state-supported public education facilities at Roanoke Island, Fort Fisher and Pine Knoll Shores are designed "to inspire appreciation and conservation of North Carolina's aquatic environments."
dive boat Snapdragon

Sep 1, 2005

Ocean Observing Systems Generate Waves of Data

The buoy is part of SEACOOS, a regional research group created to better understand what's happening in coastal ocean waters stretching from North Carolina to Florida. Researchers are using buoys and radar near or on the ocean to develop detailed maps and data sets.
oyster shells

Sep 1, 2005

From Trash to Treasure: Oyster Shell Recycling

Woodard is part of an N.C. Fishery Resource Grant (FRG) project designed to collect discarded oyster shells from the county's restaurants and "recycle" them for use in the state's nine oyster sanctuaries. The old shells are prime substrate for growing young Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica), an ecologically important species that has been in decline in North Carolina for more than a century.