COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Spectacular Gems, Minerals at Museum 



N.C. Teachers 

 Attend Coastal 

 Legacy Workshop 



"This summer, two North Carolina 

 educators connected South Carolina's Low 

 Country culture to coastal science — from 

 rice cultivation to basketmaking from the 

 Gullah/Geeche tradition. 



Amy Beal of Cary and Monica Franklin 

 of Raleigh attended the SouthEast Center 

 for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence 

 (COSEE) Coastal Legacy Workshop based 

 in Charleston. 



The workshop supported SouthEast 

 COSEE's commitment to increase access 

 to ocean research for under-represented 

 groups and increase diversity in the ocean 

 sciences. The retention of African influence 

 on language, crafts and technology in the 

 1 8th- to 1 9th-century rice industry still 

 influences the coast from Wilmington N.C, 

 to Jacksonville, Fl. 



Coastal Legacy teachers will test new 

 activities and resources in their classroom 

 curricula. One of the workshop's goals was 

 to increase interest and understanding in 

 coastal management, wetlands and coastal 

 development. 



Workshop instructors included Lundie 

 Spence, SouthEast COSEE director and 

 former North Carolina Sea Grant marine 

 education specialist, and Carrie Thomas, 

 Southeast COSEE research specialist and 

 NC State University visiting faculty. 



SouthEast COSEE serves North 

 Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, with 

 the state Sea Grant programs as strong 

 partners. 



For more information on future 

 COSEE programs, visit the Web: www. 

 scseagrant.org/se-cosee. — A.G. 



I n North Carolina, geologic 

 diversity has created spectacular 

 treasures — from emeralds and 

 rubies to sapphires and gold. 



A large collection of stones 

 and minerals from an anonymous 

 donor is on display through June 12, 

 2005, at the N.C Museum of Natural 

 Sciences in downtown Raleigh. 



'Treasures Unearthed: North Carolina's 

 Spectacular Gems & Minerals " also features a 

 hands-on learning lab, where visitors can use 



scientific equipment to identify rocks 

 and minerals, just as geologists do. 



In addition, a portion of an 

 1 1 1 -pound meteorite that fell in 

 1 934 in Pitt County near Farmville 

 will be on display. A meteorite is a 

 rock, usually composed of metals 

 and other minerals, that falls 

 through the Earth's atmosphere 

 from outer space. 



To learn more about the exhibit, visit the 

 Web: www.naturalsciences.org. — A.G. 



Some N.C. Fish Stocks Improving 



VJood news from N. C. Division of Marine 

 Fisheries (DMF): North Carolina's coastal 

 and ocean fisheries continue to show signs of 

 improvement. In September, DMF upgraded the 

 status of Atlantic croaker and monkfish. 



Croaker, a popular commercial and 

 recreational fish, moved from "concerned" to 

 "viable." Monkfish, a commercially harvested 

 ocean fish, moved from "overfished" to 

 "recovering." 



DMF's annual stock status report evaluates 

 the health of the state's most important coastal 



fisheries. It spotlights successes and areas of 

 concern. 



The long-term goal is to have all 40 of 

 the state's major species move to "viable" or 

 "recovering" categories, according to Louis 

 Daniel, DMF scientist. To date,1 8 stocks are in 

 these classifications. 



Eight are listed as "concerned," another eight 

 are "overfished," and six are listed as "unknown." 



The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission 

 uses the annual DMF report to develop Fishery 

 Management Plans. — P.S. 



Aquaculture Conference Feb. 10-12 



The North Carolina Aquaculture 

 Development Conference will be held Feb. 

 10-12 at the Atlantic Beach Sheraton. 



The program includes farm tours, 

 workshops and presentations designed to help 

 start-up businesses or to enhance established 

 fresh and saltwater operations. 



Bill Springer, publisher of SeaFood 

 Business, will deliver the luncheon keynote 

 address, "Aquaculture's Place in the Seafood 

 Market." 



North Carolina Sea Grant specialists will 

 participate in the annual event, giving updates 

 on finfish and shellfish aquaculture research 

 and marketing opportunities. 



Sea Grant-funded aquaculture projects 



at North Carolina State University and the 

 University of North Carolina at Wilmington 

 will be highlighted. Projects supported by the 

 N.C. Fishery Resource Grant Program also 

 will be featured. 



"There is a tremendous opportunity for 

 the aquaculture industry to meet the growing 

 demand for seafood," says Ronald G. Hodson, 

 Sea Grant director. Hodson is recognized 

 internationally for advancing methods for the 

 aquaculture of hybrid striped bass. 



For additional information, or to register, 

 contact Matt Parker, N.C. Department of Ag- 

 riculture and Consumer Services, at 252/633- 

 1477. Or, go online to www.ncaquaculture.org. 



-P.S. 



4 HOLIDAY 2004 



