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Fishery Research 



"The N.C. Fishery Resource Grant Program 

 (FRG) and the Blue Crab Research Program have 

 announced research award recipients for the 2006 

 funding cycle. 



FRG projects were funded for a total of more 

 than $1 million dollars. 



Of particular interest, the FRG program will 

 fund three projects on bay scallops, a traditional 

 winter fishery in North Carolina. The stock has 

 experienced a drastic population decline in recent 

 years, according to Bob Hines, North Carolina 

 Sea Grant FRG coordinator. The funded projects 

 focus on augmenting the bay scallop population 

 through mariculture and restoration techniques. 



Other FRG project topics include: modeling 

 oyster dispersal and population dynamics in 

 Pamlico Sound; assessing the feasibility of 

 restoring river herring spawning populations 

 through stocking; and evaluating mediation as a 



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tool for managing user conflicts in N.C. fisheries. 



The Blue Crab Research Program will 

 provide a total of about $467,000 to fund 1 5 

 new projects. Notable projects include testing an 

 excluder device to keep sponge crabs out of crab 

 pots; charaaerizing ocean movements of blue 

 crabs in N.C; and investigating their post-larval 

 immigration into estuaries. 



The FRG and Blue Crab Research programs 

 provide data that could help officials manage 

 North Carolina's valuable fisheries, according 

 to MarcTurano, blue crab specialist with North 

 Carolina Sea Grant. 



Both the FRG program and the Blue 

 Crab program are funded by the N.C. General 

 Assembly and administered by North Carolina 

 Sea Grant. 



For more information on the projects and 

 programs, go online to www.ncseagrant.org. — E.S. 



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New Albemarle Museum Opens 



men visitors come to the Museum of the Albemarle, they are treated to a waterfront view of 

 the Pasquotank River. 



The new 50,000-square-foot facility is on the riverfront in downtown Elizabeth City. The new 

 museum includes a 200-seat auditorium, four classrooms and public gathering areas. 



In the lobby, a 1904 Albemarle Sound shad boat by noted boatbuilder Alvirah Wright is on 

 display. 



The new museum has two exhibits. "Crafted from Silver: Objects in the Museum's Collection" 

 features flatware from Edenton silversmiths, as well as ancient tea services. 



The chronological exhibit "Our Story" includes transportation items, furniture, agricultural arti- 

 facts and other large objects from different eras. Also, visitors can watch noted restoration specialist 

 Russell Steele work on projects, including a smokehouse. Call the museum at 252/335-1453 for 

 specific demonstration times, or send an e-mail to moa@ncmail.net. 



For other information, visit the Web: www.ncculture.com and follow the museum link. — A.G. 



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Freedoms 's Voice 

 Exhibit Opens 



"Through Dec. 31 , the Outer Banks 

 History Center in Manteo will feature 

 Freedom's Voice, an exhibit tracing and 

 highlighting African American cultural 

 history on the Outer Banks. 



"This exhibit honors unheard voices 

 and untold stories," says KaeLi Spears, 

 curator of the Outer Banks History Center. 



Produced by North Carolina State 

 University's N.C. Language and Life 

 Project (NCLLP) in collaboration with the 

 history center, Freedom's Voice incorporates 

 excerpts from oral histones, a video 

 documentary, artifacts, photographs 

 and historical illustrations to explore the 

 contributions of African Americans along 

 North Carolina's Outer Banks. 



Featured stones include the 

 Freedmen's Colony on Roanoke Island, 

 the all-black Pea Island U.S. Lifesaving 

 Service station, and the work and lives of 

 black harbor pilots and fishers. The exhibit 

 also explores recent linguistic research that 

 has identified distinct African American 

 dialects on Roanoke Island, says Walt 

 Wolfram, director of the NCLLP. 



"This connection opens a window 

 to the past," says Wolfram. "Through 

 these voices, we are able to study the early 

 development and subsequent changes in 

 African American English over a couple of 

 centuries." 



The Outer Banks History Center is 

 located across from the Manteo waterfront 

 within the Roanoke Island Festival Park 

 complex. Admission is free. For more 

 information about the history center, visit 

 www.outerbanks.org, click on "Attractions" 

 and then "Historical Sites." — K.A. 



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