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In the early part of the 20th-century, harvests of a million bushels of oysters were common along the state's shoreline. However, over-harvesting, destruction of habitats, disease, pollution, and sediment from runoff have taken a toll on the native oyster population. Restoration efforts have been ongoing for many years. Smith discusses a monitoring program, the Statewide Oyster Spat Monitoring Project, which was the brainchild of Tony Alphin of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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8794
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Green reports on a North Carolina Sea Grant study that seeks to determine how oyster larvae move about. The study focuses on the American oyster, which often faces constantly changing and harsh conditions in the state's sounds and rivers. Each oyster produces millions of eggs annually that move by currents and tides to the surrounding areas. Protecting this broodstock increases the availability of native oysters. Preliminary movement data indicate that estuarine currents usually follow the wind's direction, which is probably the same pattern for larvae. Knowing where the larvae will be in certain areas aids in the building of new oyster sanctuaries and in the deployment of materials to support those areas.
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15555
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Research is being conducted in the Rachael Carson component of the N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve to determine how algae cover might affect the success of oyster reefs. Irish explains the procedure.
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32203
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North Carolina’s oyster farming industry is expanding and gaining an excellent reputation among seafood consumers. Scientists from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Carteret Community College have partnered with commercial oyster farms to identify native strains of oysters best suited for farming and aquaculture.
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28790
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The partnership between oyster fishermen and scientists is a unique one. The Sandbar Oyster Company and the Institute of Marine Sciences of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill work together with local knowledge with scientific knowledge and data to harvest and study North Carolina’s oysters. Their partnership is good for business, education, and research.
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9009
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Since the early 1900s, North Carolina's native eastern oyster has declined 90 percent. Lee reports on the North Carolina Oyster Hatchery's Program plan to restore oysters in the state.
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9995
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The Department of Biology and Marine Science at UNC-Wilmington is conducting a project to compare eight natural reefs to thirteen created intertidal and shallow subtidal reefs. The project seeks to answer critical questions about oyster reef restoration.
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24051
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UNC Wilmington scientists conducted research about growing oysters in North Carolina with the hope to build the oyster aquaculture industry in the state. They developed tools and surveyed the state's aquaculture operations with the help of the North Carolina Sea Grant.
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28791
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The boring sponge is narrowing the regions that are open to shellfish harvests free of the infestation. The boring sponge has a major effect on oyster populations and pose an economic problem to oyster farmers. The author discusses a study he created to test how oysters were affected by the substrate on which the oysters grow. The results of the study and the problem are detailed.
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28446
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Oyster farming is a rapidly expanding sector of the marine aquaculture industry in North Carolina. Current research is investigating different treatments to control fouling on oyster culture cages, and in turn, increase production efficiency and profitability for southern oysters.
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17340
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Settlage examines the long-term ecosystem benefits of oyster-reef restoration.
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38299
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The oyster has played an important role in the development of Eastern North Carolina and its people over the centuries. Nonprofits like the North Carolina Coastal Federation seek to undo the damage done to this vital bivalve by overharvesting and pollution, which have decreased its population by 50% since the nineteenth century.
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