Search Results for oysters

Sep 1, 2012

The Multitalented Oyster

Spruill, vice president of PenderWatch and Conservancy, experiments with growing oysters on all kinds of surfaces — not for eating, but for the environmental services they provide, such as water filtration.

Jun 1, 2012

Hunting for Quicksilver: Testing Local Seafood for Mercury

Selecting seafood can be mind boggling. Low in saturated fats and packed with healthful omega-3s, fish are definitely good for you. Except when they're not. So what's in your seafood that you might want to avoid? Some North Carolina scientists sought to answer a part of that question.

Mar 1, 2012

SEA SCIENCE: Science for the Sea and Shore: North Carolina Sea Grant Announces New Research Projects

North Carolina Sea Grant has selected a dozen new core research projects for the 2012 to 2014 funding period. These studies will enable scientists to learn more about our coast and its inhabitants — on land and in the sea — and improve the overall understanding of pressing coastal issues.

Dec 15, 2011

Mariner’s Menu: Serve Up Seasonal Offerings

Share a taste of seasonal seafood with your friends and family this winter. Include these dishes in your next holiday dinner. Whether you have something traditional and filling like oyster stew in mind, or something more zesty and exciting like orange-nutmeg flounder, these recipes from Mariner's Menu: 30 Years of Fresh Seafood Ideas by Joyce Taylor are sure to impress.

Dec 1, 2011

LOCAL CATCH: And the Survey Says: Local Seafood Reigns

Local seafood interest — including recognition of local branding logos — continues to gain focus among consumers. A visual cue is the standing-room only crowds at the Cooking with the…

Jun 1, 2011

PEOPLE & PLACES: Discovery Key to Early Learning

  A toddler reaches into the touch pool tank at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher and encounters a starfish for the first time. A young boy takes a…

Jun 1, 2011

Estuarine Research on the Half Shell

  As the boat slips from the dock one early spring morning, there is a purposeful seriousness to the mission at hand, mixed with a hint of joy. It’s the…

Mar 1, 2011

Citizen Science Bolsters Oyster Restoration Efforts

But here's the rub. Overharvesting, habitat destruction and disease, along with sediment and pollution from runoff, have taken a serious toll on native oyster populations.

Dec 1, 2010

PEOPLE & PLACES: Inland Sites Boost Shell Recycling Efforts

  Oysters are a traditional winter delicacy enjoyed at the coast and across the state. Every year, inland residents devour thousands of bushels of the tasty mollusk. And many of…

Jun 1, 2010

SEA SCIENCE: 2010 Fishery Resource Grants: Ushering Benefits, Rewards for Coastal Communities, Ecosystems

  This article was published in the Summer 2010 issue of Coastwatch. If you’re a regular reader of Coastwatch magazine, you’ll know that one of the mainstay efforts of North…