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The Jones Award for Excellence in Coastal and Marine Graduate Study recognizes graduate students whose research \"promises to contribute materially to the development of new or improved approaches to coastal or ocean management.\" Six North Carolina students and the Town of Plymouth received the national award in 2012. Settlage lists the award winners and gives a brief summary of their research.
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17720
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Researchers at North Carolina State University's Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management have developed PEOPLE FIRST TOURISM--a tourism venture that helps people embrace the natural environment. The project has been developed to boost the number of rural tourism entrepreneurs and enhance rural economies.
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17721
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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences holds a myriad of coastal treasures from fossils to sea stars.
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17722
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Visitors to coastal North Carolina want to not only observe nature but experience it as well. Lucky for them, North Carolina's coast offers a growing number of nature-based opportunities to complement traditional leisure activities.
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17723
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The Pamlico Sound, the largest body of water in the four distinct coastal regions of North Carolina, is known as the fishing gem of the state. As a prime habitat for numerous aquatic animals and vegetation, the Pamlico Sound is a strategic habitat area for the North Carolina Coastal Habitat Protection Plan.
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17724
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North Carolina scientists are seeking to determine mercury levels in fish commonly caught and consumed in North Carolina, helping to make information for fishermen, retailers, and consumers more accurate.
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17725
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The North Carolina coast is widely known for dozens of species of gulls, waterbirds, and shorebirds. However, many who visit the region miss the change to see and hear, some of the state's most hidden treasures: songbirds of the coast.
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17726
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Currituck County has made exceptional efforts to protect its natural resources and reduce waste and energy use through sustainable projects and policies.
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17727
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Science teachers from all over North Carolina are given the chance to take part in a DataStream Ocean course, given at the Field Research Facility on the Outer Banks in Duck, North Carolina. There they get hands-on experience with coastal scientific research projects and instrumentation.
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17728
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Hands-on activities are a crucial part of coastal education through aquariums, museums, and parks seeking to provide early awareness of the coastal environment of North Carolina.
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17729
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A new 1,000 foot, public educational and fishing pier has risen phoenix-like on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Jennette's Pier at Nags Head will reopen as a unit of the North Carolina Aquariums Division and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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17730
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Pelagic birders and fishermen have uncovered secrets in the swirling waters of the Gulf Stream off North Carolina's coast: they have exposed a global community of an astonishing accumulation of species of aquatic birds cruising about or floating in the waves.
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17731
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People along the coast of North Carolina take notice when the graveyard of the Atlantic dumps one of its shipwrecks on the Outer Banks beaches. Research, including a dissertation done at East Carolina University, are assessing the cultural, historical, and economic values of these beached vessels.
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18194
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Jones tours several Civil War-era forts located along the banks of the Cape Fear River, Pamlico Sound, and Atlantic Ocean. They are Fort Macon, considered one of the best preserved 19th century fortifications in the nation; Fort Fisher; and Fort Caswell.
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18261
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About half the fish consumed worldwide is produced by aquaculture. Production includes rainbow trout, oysters, hybrid striped bass, prawns, and flounder. Smith visits some of the innovative growers around the state.
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