Search Results for oysters

Sep 1, 2013

NATURALIST’S NOTEBOOK: A Shell’s Life

Sometimes, the beach can yield unexpected treasures. Fourteen-year-old Anne Fogleman made the pages of the News & Observer for her rare find on a recent seashell hunt with the N.C. Shell Club. She was beachcombing at Shackleford Island when she spotted a tropical cockscomb oyster attached to a buoy.

Sep 1, 2013

SAILING THROUGH STORMY SEAS: Fish Houses Change to Stay Afloat

Over the past decade, local fish houses are fighting against an influx of cheaper and higher volumes of seafood imports. Adding to this, the economic downturn of 2008 has hit the wholesale and retail operations of fish houses, particularly those that rely on coastal tourists.

Jun 1, 2013

Marine Debris, Oyster Health among New BCSRP Projects

This year, North Carolina Sea Grant will fund six N.C. Blue Crab and Shellfish Research Program projects. The BCSRP pairs crabbers, and shellfish harvesters and farmers with researchers and fishery managers to investigate and enhance North Carolina's blue crab and shellfish fisheries.

Mar 1, 2013

Scotch Bonnet: Beachcombing Biology: The Stories Your Finds Tell

Beachcombing — spending time on a beach looking for lost or discarded items, natural specimens, etc., that are useful or interesting — is a great and inexpensive way to get some exercise and meditation time, along with a dose of vitamin D.

Dec 15, 2012

AQUACULTURE: Science Working for the Economy

Jay Styron has an audacious mission: To provide high-quality half-shell oysters to the world.

Dec 15, 2012

MARINER’S MENU: Wrapped Up for the Holidays

Holiday parties are special times, spent with special people. Add the festive spirit to these seafood appetizers with a few eye-catching changes in the presentation. It will leave guests looking forward to next year's occasion.

Dec 1, 2012

Rainwater Harvesting: Recycling a Precious Resource

To borrow a phrase from Yogi Berra, when it comes to harvesting rainwater, it’s “déjà vu all over again.”

Dec 1, 2012

Ship Ashore! Risk and the Historic U.S. Life-Saving Service

Haunting tales of doomed vessels and heroic rescues of shipwrecked sailors along North Carolina’s coast are the stuff of lore and legend. And so are the lifesaving stations and crews that kept watch on the Graveyard of the Atlantic over the past 140 years.

Sep 1, 2012

MARINER’S MENU: Fish Ashore

Since 1973, representatives from home extension clubs in Carteret County, North Carolina have met each month in a Morehead City kitchen to test new ways of handling, storing and preparing fish and shellfish caught off the North Carolina coast. Their 30 years of seafood wisdom are now gathered in this comprehensive guide for cooks who want to know more than just how to bake or fry fish.

Sep 1, 2012

PEOPLE AND PLACES: Awarding North Carolina Innovation

Ten graduate student awards are given nationally every other year. North Carolina Sea Grant provided research funding for four of the six North Carolina winners in 2012. Also, three of the graduate students are doing research within N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve sites.