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Dec 8, 2015

Oyster Filter Factor: Phytoplankton and Water Quality

By BRADY BLACKBURN Posted Dec. 8, 2015 Brady Blackburn is in his junior year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is majoring in environmental studies and…

Dec 1, 2015

BUILDING A BETTER REEF TAKES A TEAM

Lugging a jackhammer across an oyster reef is like carrying someone over an uneven bed of nails. I have the scars to prove it. Yet, if you need to get a core sample from an oyster reef, there is no better tool.

Dec 1, 2015

USING UPCYCLED CRAB POTS TO CREATE OYSTER REEFS

Experienced boaters occasionally spot them in time, but even the most weathered watermen have trouble steering clear of derelict crab pots that litter waterways along North Carolina’s coast.

Dec 1, 2015

FRESH FROM THE FARM

North Carolina has a growing aquaculture and mariculture industry. Local farms produce many species that appear on our dinner tables — trout, catfish, hybrid striped bass, freshwater prawns, crawfish and shellfish.

Oct 29, 2015

Shellfish Siting Tool Helps Growers Select Leases

By REBECCA NAGY Posted Oct. 29, 2015 Updated Nov. 2, 2015 With wild harvest season in full swing this fall, some oyster growers are looking ahead, thanks to the North Carolina…

Sep 2, 2015

PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR A COMMON WEALTH

That’s what some University of North Carolina Wilmington scientists hope their research will do: Build the oyster aquaculture industry in North Carolina. Seed funding from North Carolina Sea Grant has jump-started two projects that could help the state achieve this goal. These UNCW researchers are developing building blocks that might make it easier and more efficient for those who want to grow oysters in the state.

Jun 1, 2015

MUSIC IN THE MARSH: The Summer Soundscapes of the Rachel Carson Reserve

Close your eyes and imagine you are standing on the corner of a busy city street. What do you hear? The crossing sign beeping, cars buzzing by, groups of people talking — all of these sounds make up the city’s soundscape.

Apr 8, 2015

REWARDING INNOVATION: Jones Awards

Every other year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration presents the Walter B. Jones Sr. Awards for Coastal and Ocean Resource Management. This year, six recipients of this prestigious honor are from North Carolina — all with North Carolina Sea Grant ties.

Apr 7, 2015

Sounds of the Sound

Shannon Brown studies the collection of biological, physical and human-produced sounds in the estuarine environment. She shares some recordings she gathered from Rachel Carson Reserve. Brown, a graduate student at North Carolina State University, was a joint North Carolina Sea Grant/N.C. Coastal Reserve fellow in 2014.

Mar 2, 2015

What’s In a Name? Conch vs. Whelk

Terri Kirby Hathaway explains the difference between the two mollusks.