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25050
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At an annual Seafood Quality and Safety Workshop at Pine Knoll Shores, Wayne Mobley teaches people the proper way to shuck oysters and clams. He explains the best way to do this without injuring yourself. Also included are several recipes.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Winter 2002, p21-22, il, por Periodical Website
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3916
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A hundred years ago the state's oystermen annually harvested over 2.5 million bushels. However, overharvesting by dredging, lack of fishing law enforcement, pollution, coastal development, and, since 1989, a naturally occurring oyster disease have all but destroyed the industry. Today about 40,000 bushels are harvested yearly.
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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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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , May/June 1997, p15-18, il Periodical Website
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3089
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In the 1890s, the state harvested over 2.5 million bushels of oysters yearly. However, a combination of ecological, economic, and management factors reduced the harvest to 42,000 bushels barely a hundred years later.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Nov/Dec 1996, p22-24, il Periodical Website
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25188
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Penny Brinkley announces the 6th annual Pamlico-Tar River Foundation Oyster Roast. The festivities the event includes as well as merchandise available are all covered.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 11 Issue 1, Fall 1991, p4, il
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19343
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With increased development and growing populations, oysters are subject to contamination from human and animal waste. But North Carolina is cracking down on contaminated shellfish with cleaner water and filtration.
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25164
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Members of the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation gathered for a party involving musical entertainment, oysters, and speeches.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 6 Issue 3, Spring 1987, p7, por
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9389
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The small coastal North Carolina village of Hampstead holds the largely attended Hampstead Oyster Roasts to raise money for various facets of the community. The all-you-can-eat roasts are held on the first Saturdays of the winter months.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 42 Issue 9, Feb 1975, p14-16, il
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31674
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Rose Bay Oyster House is one of about twenty shucking houses in North Carolina, and the only one in the state that has its own oyster beds. Henderson Miles, a manager of the Rose Bay company, discusses oyster harvesting and some of the problems facing the oyster industry. According to Jim Brown of the Division of Commercial and Sports Fisheries, some of the problems are pollution and the lack of substrate for oysters to live.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 6 Issue 8, Aug 1974, p20-21, il, por
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11503
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The starfish is one of the most recognizable creatures in the state's coastal waters. Oysters inhabiting waters near starfish are in great danger, for the oyster is a prized food.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 1 Issue 36, Feb 1934, p18
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