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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Where Minds Collide, Opportunities Arise

Executive Director Susan White discusses the actions and collaborations she hopes will emerge from North Carolina’s Coastal Conference on April 14.

COASTAL CHALLENGES: Building Crucial Collaborations

North Carolina’s coastal region is the focus of a conference that will
draw university researchers, government officials, business leaders and nonprofits. Katie Mosher previews two topics.

• Demographic Data Offer Insights
  Step into the world of demography, including questions that reach beyond census data.
• Navigating Coastal Transportation Needs

  Learn about the new priority-setting process used in the state’s draft transportation plan.

REWARDING INNOVATION: Jones Awards

Six North Carolina recipients were recognized with 2014 Jones Award,
 a prestigious national honor. Rebecca Nagy catches up with them.

RESURRECTING STURGEON:
 Infusing New Flavors Into an Old Favorite

Barry Nash describes a North Carolina Fishery Resource Grant-supported project that featured sturgeon prepared in ways researchers hoped would meet the culinary expectations of today’s consumers.

• Sturgeon Recipes

  Tim Coyne, executive chef at Bistro By The Sea, shares some recipes that were sampled during sturgeon tasting sessions.
• A Sturgeon Primer
  Chuck Weirich discusses the sturgeon lifecycle and the process of harvesting caviar.
• Throwback Tasting

  Test a recipe for a traditional sturgeon stew.

CURRENTS:
Three NC Scholars Begin Knauss Fellowship

Meet the 2015 Knauss fellows from North Carolina — three women 
from Duke University.

PEOPLE AND PLACES:
Beyond the Beach: African-American History in Coastal Carolina

Cynthia Sharpe highlights several locations in Eastern North Carolina that are rich in African-American history.

NATURALIST’S NOTEBOOK:
Evicting An Invader: Reducing the Spread of Hydrilla


Nichole Riddle explains why Hydrilla is such a pernicious plant, and explores efforts to control it.