. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. An expanded Tidewater Research Station provides more aquaculture space for researcher Harry Daniels, pictured with Joanne Harcke. Elounder FortheTuture By Katie Mosher "They may be flatfish, but the market for flaky flounder filets is anything but flat. Rounder is popular, both among health- conscious consumers in the United States and in the fresh markets in Asia. But the commer- cial flounder fishery has been limited in areas considered overfished — and some North Carolina waters have been closed to
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. An expanded Tidewater Research Station provides more aquaculture space for researcher Harry Daniels, pictured with Joanne Harcke. Elounder FortheTuture By Katie Mosher "They may be flatfish, but the market for flaky flounder filets is anything but flat. Rounder is popular, both among health- conscious consumers in the United States and in the fresh markets in Asia. But the commer- cial flounder fishery has been limited in areas considered overfished — and some North Carolina waters have been closed to flounder gill-net fisheries because of sea turtle strandings. "As demand increases and more restrictions are placed on wild populations, there is a clear opportunity for aquaculture to meet that demand," says Sea Grant researcher Wade Watanabe of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. "Flounder is a versatile fish, suited to a variety of cooking ; Aquaculture may be especially lucrative to supply the live fish market, where flounder command a premium price. Asian flounder aquaculture has been successful. In 1994, Japan produced about 7,000 tons. Korean production is now easily three times that amount, says Harry Daniels, a Sea Grant researcher at North Carolina State University. North Carolina is considered a breaking point in the habitat for summer and southern varieties — and Sea Grant research includes both. Researchers anticipate commercial production operations in the state within three to five years. "We have the fingerling production problem solved," Daniels says. "We are consistently and reliably producing finger- ; Watanabe anticipates that commercial operations will utilize both natural and hormone-induced spawning. "Both ap- proaches are going to be needed to produce the numbers necessary for commercial operation," he says. Both Watanabe and Daniels are now focusing efforts on "grow-out
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