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Revealing The Deep: Teachers Explore Undersea Research and Technology

Fall 2008

Sep 1, 2008

PEOPLE & PLACES: Revisiting A Relic: Technology Key To Model Of CSS Neuse

The Civil War gunboat CSS Neuse was still a waterlogged hulk fresh from the Neuse River in the mid-1960s when amateur historian Bill Rowland began recording the relic for posterity.
image: Core Banks.

Sep 1, 2008

Education In Action: Schoolyard Projects Protect Estuaries

Manteo Middle is one stand-out example of the ongoing growth and success from the cultivation of those first seeds. APNEP expects to fund a new round of demonstration projects at the end of this year.
Libby Eaton and Tim Coyne in front of Bistro by the Sea.

Sep 1, 2008

Recognizing Quality At Your Local Seafood Counter

The face of the North Carolina seafood industry is constantly changing. Demand is increasing for commodities like crab, flounder and shrimp. Seafood processing operations, which used to be predominantly at the coast, are moving to inland locations.

Sep 1, 2008

Revealing The Deep: Teachers Explore Undersea Research and Technology

Thomas shows educators a quick way to measure topography — known as "relief — formed by mountain ranges, plains and canyons on the ocean floor. By using a simple shoe box with holes punched in the lid and other household materials, Thomas demonstrates how to map underwater terrain.