Record #:

16870

Author(s):

Smith, Pam

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Spring 2011, p6-13, il

Subject(s):

Oysters--Research