{"id":897,"date":"2014-04-07T11:14:12","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T15:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=897"},"modified":"2014-06-24T15:14:12","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T19:14:12","slug":"winter-2011","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2011-2\/winter-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
In this book excerpt from The Coasts of Carolina<\/em>, Bland Simpson and Scott Taylor take you on an adventure that highlights North Carolina’s amazing ocean and estuarine shorelines.<\/p>\n Upgrades to Southport Marina lead to a Clean Marina designation, improved public access and new habitat for sea life. Pam Smith details the marina’s transformation.<\/p>\n Art Latham guides you to an isolated research station at the confluence of Pamlico River and South Creek in Beaufort County. There, researchers, in a quest for the best commercial hybrid striped bass, gather data crucial to understanding genomic riddles.<\/p>\n The arrival of the aquatic weed hydrilla in North Carolina’s northern coastal waters has sounded a call for cooperative efforts among residents, resource managers and visitors.<\/p>\n Many visitors to the N.C. Seafood Festival go beyond spending an hour or more catching chefs’ demonstrations. They focus on choosing North Carolina seafood throughout the year.<\/p>\n As recent winter storms were hitting the coast, North Carolina Sea Grant staff and friends were capturing rare and wondrous snowy sights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Table of Contents Seaside to Sound: Excursion to Places, Memories In this book excerpt from The Coasts of Carolina, Bland Simpson and Scott Taylor take you on an adventure that…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":337,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-minimal.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-897","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nExtreme Makeover: Southport Marina Edition<\/a><\/h3>\n
Mapping the Way to Higher Fish Yields<\/a><\/h3>\n
NATURALIST’S NOTEBOOK<\/em>:<\/a>
\n Albemarle’s Invader: Hydrilla Identified in Sound<\/a><\/h3>\nLOCAL CATCH<\/em>:<\/a>
\n …and the Survey Says: Local Seafood Reigns<\/a><\/h3>\nPEOPLE & PLACES<\/em>:<\/a>
\n Winter Wonderland: Coastal Snows Send Cameras Snapping<\/a><\/h3>\n