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NC Sea Grant Announces 2020–2022 Core Research Projects

Carteret Community College

Participants engage in different hands-on activities while at Fish Camp

Aug 15, 2023

NC Sea Grant to Lead Regional Partnership for Seafood Workforce Development

North Carolina Sea Grant will join colleagues from the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, and Carteret Community College (CCC) to develop a program of essential skills for the "next-gen seafood industry." The two-year project is one of three announced today by NOAA Sea Grant.

Jun 3, 2021

Registration Opens for the Summer Shellfish Farming Academy

Carteret Community College is once again offering the Shellfish Farming Academy. This summer’s course covers shellfish farming techniques and strategies, as well as how to obtain a shellfish lease and start a business in North Carolina.

Dec 7, 2020

Breakthroughs Position Striped Bass for Commercial Success

Scientists from NC State University have developed a method for farming striped bass more efficiently and less expensively than ever before. Unlike previous methods, the new process does not rely on hormones for breeding striped bass in captivity.

Jul 30, 2020

New Academy Serves NC Shellfish Farmers

The North Carolina Shellfish Farming Academy launched in June, with its inaugural sessions at Carteret Community College. Based on growing demand, another session is already set to start in September. North Carolina Sea Grant is a key partner.

Albemarle Sound

Jan 17, 2020

NC Sea Grant Announces 2020–2022 Core Research Projects

With North Carolina Sea Grant funding, research teams across the state are starting new studies on coastal resilience, climate change, flooding, shellfish and aquaculture, environmental literacy and more.