By E-Ching Lee<\/h3>\n

Posted May 13, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

North Carolina Sea Grant has added some topic-specific pages to the website. Online visitors now can find resources on citizen science, marine aquaculture and oysters.<\/p>\n

Volunteers help keep Rachel Carson Reserve clean. Photo by N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve.<\/p><\/div>\n

The citizen science<\/a> page, ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/citsci<\/a>, addresses legal issues \u2014 intellectual property, liability and trespass \u2014 facing scientists and their project volunteers. The page provides three fact sheets and a white paper, written specifically for coastal and marine scientists in North Carolina. The documents were authored by Lisa Schiavinato, Sea Grant coastal law, policy and community development specialist, and coastal law fellows Tyler O\u2019Hara and Nicholas Decker. For questions, contact Schiavinato at lisa_schiavinato@ncsu.edu<\/a> or 919-515-1895.<\/p>\n

An aquaculture operation in central North Carolina. Photo by Chuck Weirich<\/p><\/div>\n

Chuck Weirich, Sea Grant\u2019s marine aquaculture specialist, developed the marine aquaculture<\/a> page, ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/aquaculture<\/a>, as a one-stop shop for individuals interested in starting a marine aquaculture business. The page is intended to be a guide through the permitting, growing and selling process. Currently, information is geared toward shellfish aquaculture but Weirich plans to add details about other types of marine aquaculture. Contact him at chuck_weirich@ncsu.edu<\/a> or 252-222-6314 for more or with your suggestions for material.<\/p>\n

Oyster reef. Photo by Emily Woodward<\/p><\/div>\n

The oyster<\/a> page, <\/em>ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/oysters<\/a>, links to stories, reports and a visual map to help readers understand the state \u2014 past, present and future \u2014 of oysters in North Carolina. Look for a future Coastwatch<\/em> story about the oyster map, developed by Jane Harrison<\/a>, Sea Grant coastal economist, and graduate student Jenny Holder. For more information, contact Harrison at jane_harrison@ncsu.edu<\/a> or 919-513-0122.<\/p>\n

These pages are all works in progress. Sea Grant staff will continue to add new and relevant material on these topics.<\/p>\n

Gloria Putnam<\/a> also recently added detailed instructions on how to report Hydrilla <\/em>sightings at ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hydrilla<\/a>. And the shark and rip current pages \u2014 ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/sharks<\/a> and ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/ripcurrents<\/a>, respectively \u2014 offer updates on topics that might surface during beach season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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