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3227
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In 1996, Hurricane Fran wreaked havoc on the southern barrier islands, eroding many beach areas and destroying property. While most beaches will recover, some will require ten to fifteen years. Pre-1960s-built homes suffered the most damage.
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3344
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Research by Clemson University biologist A.P. Wheeler into how oysters use proteins has been applied by industries in the creation of less harmful products, including biodegradable diapers and environmentally friendly detergents.
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3419
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With flounder harvests declining over 100 million pounds between 1984 and 1995, North Carolina Sea Grant scientists are developing a flounder aquaculture to supplement flounder caught in the wild.
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3016
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Initiated by Lundie Spence in 1987, N.C. Big Sweep is a linkage of individuals and public and private groups united to clear the state's waterways of aquatic debris. With 12,500 volunteers, it is the country's largest statewide waterway cleanup program.
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3087
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Joyce Taylor, seafood education specialist for twenty years for the UNC Sea Grant College Program in Morehead City and a recognized expert in seafood handling and preparation, is retiring. She has authored a number of books and newsletters.
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3143
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B.J. Copeland, director of the North Carolina Sea Grant Program for twenty-three years, is retiring. His leadership developed the program into one of the top ones in the nation.
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2422
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Nutrients from industry and farms are deluging the coastal ecosystem, producing problems like algal blooms and fish kills. N.C. Sea Grant researchers are using tools like hydrocorals and satellites to chart a course of treatment.
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2542
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Because there are too many fishermen for too few fish, state legislators are studying ways to help the industry. One is a limited entry system that would limit fishermen or vessels, amount of gear used, and size of the catch.
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2645
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Migrating and wintering birds can find a good food supply from such berry-producing trees and shrubs as red cedar, red bay, wax myrtle, and Carolina laurelberry.
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The Black River was a commercial highway from the colonial period until the late 19th-century. Truck and rail transportation ended this activity, which may have saved the river from environmental degradation.
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1687
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North Carolina boasts the third largest estuarine system in the United States. The state has 2.3 million acres of estuaries, from which come ninety percent of commercial and recreational species of fish and shellfish.
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1868
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N.C. Sea Grant fish pathologists have discovered a microscopic animal that paralyzes fish with toxins and sucks away their flesh. The creature, dinoflagellate, is known to scientists, but its heretofore unknown predatory behavior shocked the researchers
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1938
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The North Carolina estuarine system, third largest in the U.S., produces 90% of the state's commercial and recreational species of fish and shellfish. Hart briefly describes the variety of life that inhabits the sounds, marshes, and open waters.
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1996
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Marine debris has a worldwide impact on wildlife, economics, the environment, aesthetics, and public health. In May of 1994, individuals from around the globe met in Miami to discuss this growing problem and to recommend possible solutions.
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15.Factoring Fishermen into Fisheries Management by Hart, Kathy Coastwatch Vol. Issue , Jan/Feb 1993
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987
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Social and economic research being done in North Carolina will assist saltwater fishery resource managers in their work.
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