. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Processing and (Continued from p. 1) imately 750 million pounds of fish are discarded an- nually. A study by the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries indicates that some to pounds of fish are discarded for every pound of shrimp caught along Pamlico Sound. Do these fish have to be wasted? Sea Grant marine advisory agent Skipper Crow doesn't think so. He views discarded fish as a resource that could be con- verted into dollars. "I am absolutely convinced," Crow stresses, "that t
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Processing and (Continued from p. 1) imately 750 million pounds of fish are discarded an- nually. A study by the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries indicates that some to pounds of fish are discarded for every pound of shrimp caught along Pamlico Sound. Do these fish have to be wasted? Sea Grant marine advisory agent Skipper Crow doesn't think so. He views discarded fish as a resource that could be con- verted into dollars. "I am absolutely convinced," Crow stresses, "that there is no fish today that you can't sell. It's just a matter of ; Like any commodity, the selling of fish is in- timately tied to the law of supply and demand. Without demand there is no incentive to create a supply. Though perfectly edible (in fact, delicious), croaker, spot and mullet have never been in high de- mand because few consumers are aware of their food potential and high protein value. As a result, fisher- men have continued to go after the more traditional, higher yield species, such as flounder, shrimp and crab, while croaker and spot have been relegated to. promotion. . the "underutilized" category. According to Crow, through massive educational and promotional efforts, a significant demand could be created for these species by exposing previously untried markets to the products. He suggests that once one market is created, other "spin-off" markets for other un- derutilized species will naturally follow suit. Coupled with existing operations, Crow contends these "new" fisheries will stimulate year round job opportunities in regions historically faced with only seasonal em- ployment. Southeastern coastal marketing specialists are currently working in coordination with the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation and the Coastal Plains Regional Commission to ex- plore market possibilities for such underu
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