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What is North Carolina Sea Grant<\/a>? Ask 10 different people, and you\u2019ll get 10 different answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSea Grant is a go-to place. Sea Grant is definitely hands-on. Applied knowledge. The time till understanding and application is very short.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSea Grant to me: Any time I have a question or I have a problem dealing with fisheries issues, if I go to them, they have the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo me, Sea Grant is a university-based program that funds coastal and marine science research to address real-world problems. It\u2019s not the gee-whiz science, it\u2019s the \u2018how-do-we-fix-this\u2019 science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These candid insights come from Joe Ramus, Sea Grant advisory board chair; Ernie Foster, captain of the Albatross Fleet in Hatteras; and Sara Mirabilio<\/a>, a fisheries specialist with Sea Grant. They were interviewed along with other staff, board members and community partners for a new project harnessing the power of video to spread awareness of Sea Grant\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast to traditional outlets, social media continues to provide a means to reach a wide audience. Videos are the most powerful content on many platforms, including Facebook, where views of videos exceed 1 billion every day. A picture may be worth a thousand words \u2014 but a video is worth 135 percent more engagement on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond social media, videos harness the power of words and images to tell unique stories, like that of Sea Grant. That\u2019s why for this project, the communications team paired up with expert storyteller Rick Sullivan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sullivan, a veteran TV reporter and producer for UNC-TV\u2019s North Carolina Weekend, previously worked with Sea Grant on videos for projects in Hyde County and Nags Head. Still, he was able to approach the project with an outsider\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I first heard about North Carolina Sea Grant, I figured it was an organization that helps commercial fishermen navigate the many laws, regulations and challenges they encounter at North Carolina\u2019s bountiful coast,\u201d Sullivan recalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interviews took place over a few days of filming on the coast and at Sea Grant\u2019s Raleigh headquarters. Together, they form the heart of two videos that explain not just what the organization is, but why it matters \u2014 and how it benefits all North Carolinians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This breadth of work has impressed Sullivan. \u201cI\u2019ve been filming various projects at the coast for the past five years and I continue to discover the organization in places I had never expected, doing work that goes far beyond the commercial fishing boats where I first heard the name Sea Grant,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The videos will premiere as Sea Grant hosts the North Carolina\u2019s Coastal Conference<\/a> in April. They also will be posted online at ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/about-us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff, as well as board members and partners, anticipate getting additional mileage out of the project by showing the videos at seafood festivals, community meetings and presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fisheries specialist Scott Baker<\/a> is especially excited about having a new tool to spread the word about Sea Grant\u2019s work. He illuminated why this type of outreach is necessary during his interview for the video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were doing some data collection a few years ago in Southport. An angler came up to me and saw our Sea Grant booth. He said \u2018Wow, Sea Grant is still here\u2026 I haven\u2019t heard from you in a while.\u2019 He goes, \u2018You know what? Sea Grant is the best program that nobody\u2019s ever heard of.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though a bit overstated, the fisherman\u2019s sentiment reflects how Sea Grant has quietly flown under most people\u2019s radar for over 40 years. While these videos may not go viral, they should get people started talking \u2014 and make it hard for Sea Grant to remain a secret much longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article was published in the Spring 2017<\/a> issue of <\/em>Coastwatch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For contact information and reprint requests, visit ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/contact\/<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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