Shellfish Aquaculture, Southern Flounder and Carolina Bays Featured in Coastwatch
North Carolina Sea Grant’s Autumn 2015 issue of Coastwatch is now available. In this issue, read about: two Sea Grant-funded efforts to expand shellfish aquaculture in North Carolina; using observers to keep the southern flounder fishery open; coverage of shark bites on North Carolina’s coast this summer; significance of Carolina bays to our coastal world; and more.
Contact: E-Ching Lee, 919-515-9098, eching_lee@ncsu.edu
Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science, NC Sea Grant Partner on Community Collaborative Research
The William R. Kenan Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science at NC State University will partner with North Carolina Sea Grant on a new research program focusing on community collaborations.
Contact: Katie Mosher, 919-515-9069, katie_mosher@ncsu.edu
NC Sea Grant Welcomes Economist Jane Harrison
Jane Harrison recently joined North Carolina Sea Grant as a coastal economist. She will apply economic analysis and other social science methods to meet the needs of North Carolina’s coastal residents and other stakeholders.
Contact: E-Ching Lee, 919-515-9098, eching_lee@ncsu.edu
Upcoming Shellfish Aquaculture Meeting Highlights USDA Programs
North Carolina shellfish producers are invited to learn more about U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency programs at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The event will be held in Room 305 in NC State University’s Center for Marine Sciences and Technology in Morehead City.
Contact: Vanda Lewis, 252-222-6307, vanda_lewis@ncsu.edu
Edenton Hydrilla Update Set for Aug. 22
Citizens are invited to an information session in Edenton about Hydrilla verticillata. The meeting is scheduled from 9 to 10 a.m. on Aug. 22 at the Chowan County Agriculture Building at 730 N. Granville Street in Edenton.
Contact: Gloria Putnam, 919-513-0117, gloria_putnam@ncsu.edu