. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Dr. William L. Rickards Dr. Rickards, assistant director of the UNC Sea Grant Program, is a principal investigator of the eel cul- ture project. Eel project offers research and help At least two factors contributed to the initiation of North Caro- lina's first eel farming unit, located near New Bern. Channels for exporting full-grown, wild eels from North Carolina to European markets have been firmly established. And several Japanese eel culture organizations have sought new sources of elvers in the easter
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Dr. William L. Rickards Dr. Rickards, assistant director of the UNC Sea Grant Program, is a principal investigator of the eel cul- ture project. Eel project offers research and help At least two factors contributed to the initiation of North Caro- lina's first eel farming unit, located near New Bern. Channels for exporting full-grown, wild eels from North Carolina to European markets have been firmly established. And several Japanese eel culture organizations have sought new sources of elvers in the eastern part of the state. A project to investigate the feasibility of farming the American eel using techniques developed by the Japanese for other eel species was started in North Carolina in 1973. The initial limited project efforts appeared promising and the program is being expanded and im- proved. The eel farming demonstration facility now has the capacity to grow from 48,000-60,000 eels in four outdoor ponds, as well as a series of indoor elver holding and feeding tanks. This demonstration facility is not a new concept. The Cooperative Extension Service has operated demonstration farming units for many years, but the existence of such a fish farming unit in North Carolina is new to the state. It has been set up to provide potential eel farmers with a source of up-to-date technical information as well as testing ground for innovations and new ideas which might be beneficial to eel farmers. Through the personnel based at the New Bern facility, anyone interested can obtain information concerning eel farming techniques. This includes elver harvesting and handling, feeding and stocking rates and details of pond construction. Information is also available on the present market potential for cultured eels. In addition to continuing work on techniques for growing eels, future plans include a study to determine projected production costs, market values and profit capabilities of eel fa
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