Oyster Filter Factor: Phytoplankton and Water Quality
By BRADY BLACKBURN Posted Dec. 8, 2015 Brady Blackburn is in his junior year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is majoring in environmental studies and focusing on science communication. Throughout...Continue reading "Oyster Filter Factor: Phytoplankton and Water Quality"
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"
Studying Oysters in an Estuarine Environment
Brady Blackburn is one of 10 undergraduate students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying at an environmental science field site in Manteo, N.C., this fall. He discusses the group's research project: examining the effects of oyster aquaculture on the surrounding environment....Continue reading "Studying Oysters in an Estuarine Environment"