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19165
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Like farming, aquaculture in North Carolina is a seasonal business. Research is seeking to develop a passive solar greenhouse for year-round aquaculture in hopes that more investment will be made into the industry.
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19166
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Although a one in fifty chance of finding commercial quantities of oil and gas exists in areas such as North Carolina's outer continental shelf, companies are taking a chance by leasing tracts and spending millions for exploration.
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19167
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Davis discusses the state of oil drilling off the North Carolina coast as it stand now and how it has developed to this stage.
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19168
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Although changes are when oil companies finally begin to drill for oil offshore of North Carolina's coast that the public will not even be aware, but that does not stop them from asking questions that concern the economic, social, and environmental health of the coast.
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5.Gadgets that Changed Fishing Forever by Norris, Jeannie Faris Coastwatch Vol. 10 Issue 4, Apr 1983
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19169
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The value of North Carolina's seafood catch has more than doubled in the past five years. Many fishermen say this is owing to the new generation of electronics that aids in making their business more efficient and effective.
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19170
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The first family of Ocracoke is not human, but equine. Hart discusses the existence of wild horses on this area of North Carolina's Outer Banks from their Spanish ancestors to the modern herd.
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7.Who'll Decide Horses's Future--Nature or Man? by Davis, Nancy Coastwatch Vol. 10 Issue 5, May 1983
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19171
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With growing populations and harsh environmental conditions, many butt heads about what should be the fate of the wild horses on North Carolina's Shackleford Banks.
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19172
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Boiled skate, baked turtle, and roasted eel may make some squeamish now, but these recipes were popular in 18th-century North Carolina. Joyce Taylor, NC Sea Grant's marine advisory agent at the NCSU Seafood lab is studying colonial recipes of underutilized species like eel, while archaeologists examine Native American fishing camps to understand early seafood consumption.
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19173
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This article looks at the social, biological, historical, and economic dimensions of one of North Carolina's most valuable assets: estuaries.
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19174
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Many commercial fishermen in North Carolina are starting to see the value of soft-shell crabs. As soft-shell crab production in the state is increasing, prices per pound of soft-shell may more than double the price of hard-shell crabs.
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19175
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From its headwaters to its base in the Pamlico, the Neuse River is troubled waters. With growing pollution inputs, water quality is diminishing and both residents and wildlife run risk of being affected by toxic algae.
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19176
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Hart takes a look at the menhaden industry in North Carolina, examining the failures and successes in everything from the roe to the boats.
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19177
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Although often seeing success along the Atlantic coast, menhaden fisheries are now facing large fluctuations in fish populations and the potential of an industry collapse. Within this crisis, North Carolina is a key state, and management of its menhaden fisheries may prove the key preventing losses.
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19178
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North Carolina's coast is extremely dynamic and the risks of beach erosion are constant. Although there are some areas of the coast that are accreting, or gaining width, the majority of the coastal runs the risk of being lost into the ocean.
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19179
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Providing defense against the loss of beaches to erosion comes in many forms. In North Carolina there are strict rules concerning beach nourishment and the use of defense mechanism such as seawalls and bulkheads.
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