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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/h3>\n

Contact:<\/em>
\nE-Ching Lee, 919-515-9098, eching_lee@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Posted Thursday, April 16, 2015\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The coastal region was the focus of North Carolina\u2019s Coastal Conference<\/a> held this week in Raleigh, drawing university researchers, government officials, and leaders of businesses and community organizations. In North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s Spring 2015 issue of Coastwatch<\/em><\/a> magazine, Katie Mosher highlights two hot topics of the event \u2014 demography and coastal transportation.\"Coastwatch<\/a><\/p>\n

Six North Carolina recipients \u2014 all with North Carolina Sea Grant ties \u2014 were honored with the prestigious 2014 Walter B. Jones Sr. Award for Coastal and Ocean Resource Management<\/a>. Rebecca Nagy catches up with them and shares some background about their passions.<\/p>\n

In four related stories about sturgeon, Barry Nash describes an N.C. Fishery Resource Grant-funded project that featured sturgeon prepared in ways researchers hoped would meet the culinary expectations of consumers today. Bistro By The Sea executive chef Tim Coyne shares sturgeon recipes sampled during tasting sessions. Chuck Weirich discusses the sturgeon lifecycle and harvesting caviar. E-Ching Lee shares a sturgeon stew recipe from Coastal Carolina Cooking<\/em><\/a>, a University of North Carolina Press publication written by Nancy Davis and Kathy Hart.<\/p>\n

Lee introduces readers to three scholars from Duke University\u2019s Nicholas School of the Environment<\/a> \u2014 all women \u2014 who have started their duties as 2015 Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellows<\/a> in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Cynthia Sharpe highlights several locations in coastal North Carolina that are rich in African-American history.<\/p>\n

Nichole Riddle explores research data revealing the spread of the invasive aquatic plant, Hydrilla<\/em>, and collaborative efforts to control it in Chowan County.<\/p>\n

Coastwatch<\/em> is the flagship publication of North Carolina Sea Grant. Many current and past Coastwatch<\/em> stories can be viewed online at www.nccoastwatch.org<\/em><\/a>. To request a sample copy of Coastwatch<\/em>, write to Coastwatch<\/em>, North Carolina Sea Grant, NC State University, Box 8605, Raleigh, NC 27695-8605; call 919-515-9101; or send an email to sandra_harris@ncsu.edu<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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NOTE TO EDITORS:<\/strong> The text<\/strong> of stories that appear in Coastwatch<\/em> may be reprinted with the following credit: Reprinted from <\/em>Coastwatch, a publication of North Carolina Sea Grant.<\/em> For a complimentary copy, call 919-515-9101 or send an email to sandra_harris@ncsu.edu<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

For reprint requests regarding photos in Coastwatch<\/em>, contact E-Ching Lee, 919-515-9098, eching_lee@ncsu.edu<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

North Carolina Sea Grant: Your link to research and resources for a healthier coast<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s Spring 2015 issue of Coastwatch<\/I> is now available. In this issue, read about: demography and coastal transportation \u2014 two hot topics discussed at North Carolina’s Coastal Conference; six North Carolina recipients of the 2014 Jones Award, all with Sea Grant ties; a research project featuring sturgeon; several coastal North Carolina locations rich in African-American history; and more.<\/p>\n

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