{"id":1002,"date":"2014-04-07T16:33:25","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T20:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=1002"},"modified":"2015-03-17T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T18:30:55","slug":"early-summer-2008","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2008-2\/early-summer-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Summer 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<h3>Barrier Island Buffers:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Barrier Island Buffers: Network Focuses On Stabilizing Ecosystems\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2008-2\/early-summer-2008\/barrier-island-buffers-network-focuses-on-stabilizing-ecosystems\/\"><strong>Network Focuses on Stabilizing Ecosystems<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSea Grant researcher William Smith leads a group exploring better ways to manage vulnerable barrier islands despite continued development and urbanization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Barrier Island Buffers: Bald Head Forest Anchors the Island\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2008-2\/early-summer-2008\/barrier-island-buffers-bald-head-forest-anchors-the-island\/\"><strong>Bald Head Forest Anchors the Island<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAnn Green takes readers on a tour of a North Carolina Coastal Reserve with stately trees and vast canopies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a title=\"Keeping Local Seafood Afloat: Workshop Explores Consumer Trends And Marketing Strategies\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2008-2\/early-summer-2008\/keeping-local-seafood-afloat-workshop-explores-consumer-trends-and-marketing-strategies\/\">Keeping Local Seafood Afloat:<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Keeping Local Seafood Afloat: Workshop Explores Consumer Trends And Marketing Strategies\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2008-2\/early-summer-2008\/keeping-local-seafood-afloat-workshop-explores-consumer-trends-and-marketing-strategies\/\"> Workshop Explores Consumer Trends And Marketing Strategies<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Seafood consumption may be on the rise, but many local fishers and seafood dealers are struggling to stay afloat against a tide of imports. Kathleen Angione attends a workshop that highlights new marketing strategies for local seafood.<\/p>\n<h3><em>MARINER&#8217;S MENU<\/em>:<br \/>\nTake a Crab to Lunch or Dinner<\/h3>\n<p>Crab pots are an iconic symbol along the North Carolina coast. Succulent blue crab meat is found at family reunions and fancy restaurants. Enjoy recipes \u2014 and tips for picking your own crabs.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Naturalist\u2019s Notebook: Lionfish: Where Are They Now?\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2008-2\/early-summer-2008\/naturalists-notebook-lionfish-where-are-they-now\/\"><em>NATURALISTS NOTEBOOK<\/em>:<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Naturalist\u2019s Notebook: Lionfish: Where Are They Now?\" href=\"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2008-2\/early-summer-2008\/naturalists-notebook-lionfish-where-are-they-now\/\"> Lionfish: Where Are They Now?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Colorful red lionfish are native to Pacific waters. Anne Wheatly checks in with scientists monitoring this exotic species that is increasingly found off the North Carolina coast.<\/p>\n<h3><em>SEA SCIENCE<\/em>:<br \/>\nNew Coastal Research Projects Begin<br \/>\n<em>NCSG Receives 2008-09 Federal Funding<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>North Carolina Sea Grant announces a new group of research projects on important coastal topics.<\/p>\n<h3><em>HONORS &amp; AWARDS<\/em>:<br \/>\nGovernor&#8217;s Conservation Achievement Awards<br \/>\n<em>Sea Grant, Phytofmders J&amp;B Aquafood Honored<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Enjoy comments by T. 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