. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. as cm Resource 4 i4t. By Lunelle Spence lark fishing for profit has a long history in North Carolina. It dates back to 1919, when a New Jersey-based company started a sharkhide tanning factory on Bogue Sound. Near what is now Carteret Community College in Morehead City, the Ocean Leather Co. featured roofed docks and platforms for skinning and dissecting. Later, another commercial industry joined the site, extracting natural vitamin A from shark livers. All the shark parts were used; they were rendered, co
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. as cm Resource 4 i4t. By Lunelle Spence lark fishing for profit has a long history in North Carolina. It dates back to 1919, when a New Jersey-based company started a sharkhide tanning factory on Bogue Sound. Near what is now Carteret Community College in Morehead City, the Ocean Leather Co. featured roofed docks and platforms for skinning and dissecting. Later, another commercial industry joined the site, extracting natural vitamin A from shark livers. All the shark parts were used; they were rendered, cooked and transformed into shark meal and fertilizer the same as menhaden products are today. When synthetic vitamin A became available, shark livers were no longer needed. In 1983, more than a half-century later, North Carolina fishermen found a market for shark meat. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Sea Grant began promoting shark meat for restaurants and home menus. Sharks were considered an underutilized species. With prices rising, fishermen Continued COASTWATCH 1 1. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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