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Winter 2009
fried herring

Winter 2009

Species on the Brink: Latest Challenges for River Herring Research

Once upon a time, river herring multiplied by the millions in North Carolina's waters. During spring spawning runs in the Chowan and other rivers, fishermen were literally knee-deep in the easy-to-preserve protein source.

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juncus roemerianus seedling

SEA SCIENCE: RESEARCH GROWS FUTURE SCIENTISTS

In environmentally controlled growth chambers at Elon University in the piedmont, far from its usual habitat in the upper intertidal zones of estuaries, black needlerush, Juncus roemerianus, seedlings are growing — slowly.
Roanoke River

Otolith IDs: Tracing Elements of Prime Habitat

John Mohan, a graduate student at East Carolina University, checks a probe monitoring the temperature and dissolved oxygen in a tub aboard a boat in Batchelor Bay. In the tub swim some silvery juvenile striped bass that Mohan picked up earlier that morning from the Edenton National Fish Hatchery. Ten are intended for each of two research cages in the bay.
fishing boats

PEOPLE & PLACES: No Haunting, Just History

FISHERMEN LIKE TO TEASE JACQUELINE MARCOTTE ABOUT HER research into junked and sunken boats in remote creeks along the Pungo River in Beaufort County.
She-Crab Soup in white bowl on a blue napkin.

Mariner’s Menu: Seafood Soups: A Fine Kettle of Fish & Shellfish

Chock full of vegetables and seafood, soups and stews make a hearty meal. On a cold day, a hot bowl of scallop bisque or old-fashioned clam chowder needs only a good crusty bread or cornbread to round it out.