{"id":10591,"date":"2018-12-04T08:09:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T13:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=10591"},"modified":"2018-12-04T08:09:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T13:09:15","slug":"noaa-study-funds-soft-shell-crab-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/noaa-study-funds-soft-shell-crab-research\/","title":{"rendered":"NOAA Study Funds Soft-Shell Crab Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY DANIELLE COSTANTINI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10599 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/softshell-crab-border.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/softshell-crab-border.jpg 2455w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/softshell-crab-border-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/softshell-crab-border-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/softshell-crab-border-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/softshell-crab-border-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>Chuck Weirich, North Carolina Sea Grant marine aquaculture specialist, is partnering with the University\u00a0of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Lab on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric 2018 Aquaculture Research Award. The grant program funds research to advance development of a sustainable marine and coastal aquaculture industry in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The project, submitted by Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant, will expand sustainable soft-shell blue crab aquaculture through technology transfer and cost analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Over three years, their work will involve researchers, private industry partners, Sea Grant extension expertise and two diverse geographic regions. In North Carolina, Weirich leads a collaboration that includes David Cerino at Carteret Community College and David Eggleston from NC State University\u2019s Center for Marine Sciences and Technology, as well as Sam Thomas, Clay Travis and Steven Tyler of Thomas Seafood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all excited about this opportunity,\u201d Weirich says. \u201cIt may allow us to establish the hatchery technology and pond production methods to raise blue crabs here in North Carolina, which could lessen the need to harvest wild populations to supply crab-shedding operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by Chuck Weirich<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>North Carolina Sea Grant: Your link to research and resources for a healthier coast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chuck Weirich, North Carolina Sea Grant marine aquaculture specialist, is partnering with the University\u00a0of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Lab on new research. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_ncst_magazine_issue":[],"class_list":["post-10591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":{"ncst_posts_meta_modified_date":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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