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Fall 2010
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Fall 2010

Mariner’s Menu: Fresh Seafood Ideas: Autumn Catch

These recipes — from Mariner's Menu: 30 Years of Fresh Seafood Ideas by Joyce Taylor — use finfish and shellfish that are available from North Carolina waters in September, October and November. Check with your local fish market for their freshest offerings.

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More From Fall 2010

northern Gulf of Mexico

Science Serving the Coast: Specter of Oil Spurs Research Response

For months, eyes were fixed on efforts to permanently stop the flow of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico from the ruptured Deepwater Horizon rig. Now, the struggle continues as researchers from across the nation try to assess and, if necessary and possible, to mitigate adverse effects on ecosystems, livelihoods and communities of the region.
Rodriguez shows how geologists use sand layers to date storms.

Changing Seas: Teachers Explore Ocean/Climate Change Connection

The seed's journey is just one lesson at the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence SouthEast (COSEE-SE) Ocean Sciences Education Leadership Institute, an annual residential professional development opportunity for classroom teachers and educators at museums, aquariums and education centers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Lionfish

Invasive Plant Species: The Spoilers

A battle cry is being sounded to combat a serious ecological threat to the state's biodiversity — invasive plants. Unchecked, invasive plants threaten crops and timberland, as well as open land and water resources.
A grass pink orchid shows its colors among a stand of trumpets along a Brunswick County roadside

Native Plant Species: The Solution

On a recent visit to Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, a soft drizzle turns into a drenching downpour as Gary Paynter and Lara Berkley climb aboard an open golf cart for an up-close look at native plants that abound along the garden's nature trail. The women, members of the Southeast Chapter of the N.C. Native Plant Society, seem undaunted by the worsening weather.
Cape Lookout Lighthouse in snow

Cape Lookout

After being closed to the public for more than two years for renovations, the Cape Lookout Lighthouse reopened to excited climbers in July.

James Clarkson represented Clawson's 1905 Restaurant and Pub in 2010.

LOCAL CATCH: Education on a Plate Served with a Dash of Local Pride

Come the first weekend of October, the 24th North Carolina Seafood Festival in Morehead City will provide just this opportunity. The third Cooking with the Chefs: A North Carolina Seafood Experience will feature chefs that represent the four local seafood branding programs — Carteret Catch, Brunswick Catch, Ocracoke Fresh and Outer Banks Catch.
View of sunset from Hatteras Island.

Currents: Until Later

During the last six years, I've met so many wonderful and interesting people while researching, writing and editing articles for Coastwatch. I've traveled North Carolina's coast from Corolla to Sunset Beach, and visited many cities and towns along the Inner Banks and coastal plain. I've had the pleasure of learning about the state's unique coastal ecology and cultural resources through North Carolina Sea Grant's exemplary research programs, and the privilege to share it with Coastwatch readers. But now it is time for me to move on and give someone else an opportunity to learn from our beautiful coast, its residents and its researchers.