Winter Weather Blues
Ashley Chafin, a North Carolina Sea Grant intern and an NC State sophomore, discusses being prepared for winter weather. During Winter Storm Jonas, she found out the hard way what to do when you are without power for almost three days....Clear Waters Ahead for Oyster Restoration
By KATHLEEN ONOREVOLE Posted Feb. 10, 2016 Kathleen Onorevole is a master’s student in Michael Piehler’s lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City. She studies the impact...Continue reading "Clear Waters Ahead for Oyster Restoration"
North Carolina Sea Grant Sponsors Upcoming Shellfish Aquaculture Workshop
By CHUCK WEIRICH Posted Feb. 5, 2016 North Carolina has great potential for shellfish aquaculture — and the more involved, the better for the industry. If you are a potential or established shellfish grower — or...Continue reading "North Carolina Sea Grant Sponsors Upcoming Shellfish Aquaculture Workshop"
How SAV-vy are Farmed Oysters?
Brady Blackburn discusses how shellfish aquaculture operations might affect submerged aquatic vegetation....Shellfish Siting Tool Helps Growers Select Leases
By REBECCA NAGY Posted Oct. 29, 2015 Updated Nov. 2, 2015 With wild harvest season in full swing this fall, some oyster growers are looking ahead, thanks to the North Carolina Shellfish Siting Tool. Just ask...Continue reading "Shellfish Siting Tool Helps Growers Select Leases"