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25063
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Kristen Rosenfeld is planting amaranth on beaches of Bird Island to help develop dunes. She is conducting a study on the unique dynamics of Bird Island.
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25064
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North Carolina seafood travels all over the country and all over the world. On place in particular it is sold is at the Fulton Fish Market in New York City. Truck driver Eric Voliva tells what it’s like to drive a Wanchese Fish Company truck.
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25065
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Coastkeepers explain what it is they do and how they do it. They work to preserve and rescue the coast by making sure that others do their part to prevent pollution and destruction of the coast.
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25066
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Storm water regulations are hard to enforce. However, the city of Smithfield has found a way to do it through wetlands with great success. It has helped not only the storm water pollution, but the community as well.
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25068
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Seafood companies are looking for new ways to sell seafood. Their best idea is to come up with pre-prepackaged value-added foods that can become a quick lunch or dinner option.
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25069
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Community supported fisheries have taken off in North Carolina thanks to graduate students at Duke University. The students took research done by Susan Andreatta and applied it with more success than Andreatta initially had to create a thriving CSF program.
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25070
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Various communities along the coast are looking for new ways to define sustainability for their area. One place community leaders can get together and share their ideas on sustainability is the growth strategies leadership-training course.
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25071
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Jim Rice is studying the effects of hypoxia and how it affects juvenile fish in particular. Rice has several hypotheses he is testing to figure out just how hypoxia effects the growth rate of spot, a bottom dwelling fish.
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25072
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An overview of the contents of the report on ocean resources issues that North Carolina is facing as well as the existing ocean policies.
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25073
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Terri Kirby Hathaway discusses how the answer to the question of how many oceans are on Earth, will depend on who you are talking to and when they learned about oceans.
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25074
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There is an increase in oysters eaten in the winter months. However this means more shells that can be thrown away. Now there is a new option, shell recycling, which can help new oyster growth.
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25075
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Tom Osborne and Nelson Bullock have teamed up to grow pearls in pen shells using nuclei. They have had success with this method so far and expect to open a hatchery for the animals as well so as not to deplete the natural supply.
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25076
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An overview of some of the projects being funded by Sea Grant for the next two years includes topics on healthy coastal ecosystems, hazard resilience in coastal communities, sustainable coastal development, and safe and sustainable seafood supply.
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25077
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Rocky Branch, an urban stream in Raleigh, has been restored to its former glory. Barbara Doll, a water quality specialist, has been involved in the project since its inception.
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25078
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The Coastal Habitat Protection Plan is undergoing a scheduled review and update to analyze the impact the plan has had and to evaluate its effectiveness.
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