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SCIENCE 



Traditional Sea Grant fields of research now 

 employ high-tech equipment. Scientists test 

 hypotheses infisfieries (left) and seafood 

 technology (right). Commercial and recre- 

 ational fishing, as well as seafood processing 

 are crucial elements in the coastal economy. 



• "Accelerated Genetic Improvement 

 of Striped Bass: Molecular Biomarkers of 

 Growth Performance," by Russell J. Borski 

 and Craig V. Sullivan, both of NC State. (This 

 project will start in 2003.) 



• "Characterization of Novel Peptide 

 Antibiotics from Hybrid Striped Bass," 

 by Edward J. Noga of NC State. 



• "Aquaculture of Southern Flounder: 

 Improved Fingerling Production and 

 Development of Growout Technology," 



by Harry V. Daniels of NC State and Wade 

 0. Watanabe of UNC-Wilrnington. 



Seafood Technology 



• "Alkaline- Aided Processing to Upgrade 

 Value of Southeastern Pelagic and Demersal 

 Species: Croaker (Micropogan undulatus) and 

 Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus, patronus)" 



by Tyre C. Lanier of NC State. 



• "Characterizing the Stress Response 

 of Vibrio vulnificus to Sublethal Stresses 

 During Oyster Handling and Processing," 

 by Mary Anne Drake, David P. Green and 

 Lee-Ann Jaykus, all of NC State. 



• "The Viable But Nonculturable State 

 in Human Bacterial Pathogens in Eastern 

 North Carolina Waters," by James D. Oliver 

 ofUNC-Charlotte. 



Coastal Polity 



• "Stakeholder Perceptions of Water 

 Quality: New Approaches to Assessing and 

 Responding to Public Involvement," by David 

 Griffith and Jeffrey C. Johnson of East Carolina 

 University. 



• "Demographic Change in North 

 Carolina's Coastal Counties and Related 

 Policy Implications," by Lauriston R. King of 

 East Carolina University. 



Coastal Processes 



• "Enhancing the Scientific Basis for 

 Predicting Fish Habitat Impacts of Beach 

 Nourishment," by Charles H. "Pete" Peterson 

 of the UNC-Chapel Hill Institute of Marine 

 Sciences. 



Water Quality and Habitat 



• 'Increasing Ammonium Concentra- 

 tions in the Cape Fear River Estuary: 

 Where is it Coming From?" by Robert Kieber, 

 Joan Willey and Stephen Skrabal, all of UNC- 

 Wilrnington. 



• "Linking Changes 

 in Human Nitrogen Input 

 to Eutrophication, 

 Harmful Algal Blooms 

 and Trophic Alteration in 

 the Neuse River Estuary 

 and Pamlico Sound, 

 N.C.,"byHansW.Paerl 

 and Luke J. Twomey of the 

 UNC-Chapel Hill Institute 

 of Marine Sciences. 



• "Oyster Reefs as 

 Fisheries Habitat: The 

 Influence of Edge 



Characteristics and Vertical Complexity," 

 by Martin Posey and Troy Alphin of UNC- 

 Wilmington. 



Education 



• "Sea- View: Introducing Coastal 

 Processes and Conflicts to North Carolina 

 Students," by Karen Dawkins of NC State. 



These projects are considered part of North 

 Carolina Sea Grant's "core" program, which 

 receives federal funding from the National 

 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and 

 state funding from the North Carolina General 

 Assembly. 



In addition, North Carolina researchers 

 often receive funding through a competitive 

 proposal process administered by the National 

 Sea Grant Office to meet national needs, such as 

 oyster disease or aquatic nuisance species. 



And through the course of each year, 

 Hodson provides minigrants of less than $10,000 

 to researchers with smaller projects. "In many 

 cases the minigrants have provided seed funding 

 for more extensive research efforts funded by 

 Sea Grant or other agencies," Hodson says. 



'Together," he adds, "the various Sea 

 Grant research efforts provide a solid framework 

 to encourage critical inquiry into topics that 

 affect not only coastal residents but all who care 

 about issues such as water quality and safe and 

 plentiful stocks of seafood." □ 



Watch future issues o/Coastwatch/or 

 stories on these and other Sea Grant-funded 

 research projects. 



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