. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Coastal Business Specialist Joins Sea Grant Bria rian Efland has joined North Carolina Sea Grant as a coastal business specialist. "The post will enable Sea Grant to provide a link to the latest economic research and business models at a time of shifting coastal economies," says Ronald G. Hodson, Sea Grant director. "The coastal business climate provides opportunities and challenges as new businesses emerge, and traditional fishing and seafood industries find themselves part
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Coastal Business Specialist Joins Sea Grant Bria rian Efland has joined North Carolina Sea Grant as a coastal business specialist. "The post will enable Sea Grant to provide a link to the latest economic research and business models at a time of shifting coastal economies," says Ronald G. Hodson, Sea Grant director. "The coastal business climate provides opportunities and challenges as new businesses emerge, and traditional fishing and seafood industries find themselves part of the global marketplace," Hodson says. Efland, who will be based at the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology in Morehead City, holds a bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University and a master's degree in business management from Appalachian State University. He has held managerial positions in the financial and insurance sectors. And, he places high value on his other "advanced ; Efland earned a captain's license at the Coast Guard Sea School in Charleston, He also holds a commercial fishing license and is a certified scuba diver. Efland has participated in the National Marine Fisheries Service's bluefin tuna tag-and-release program in North Carolina waters. He also took part in the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources' red drum research tagging program. In short, he says, his passion for the coast drives his desire to help balance the economics and ecology of coastal North Carolina. "I am interested in delivering research results to people who will benefit most from many aspects of Sea Grant's work," Efland says. To contact Efland, call 252/222-6314, or brian_efland@ ncsu. edu. — Angione Selected Science Communications Fellow Kathleen E. Angione of Holly Springs has been selected as the first Science Communications Fellow for North Carolina Sea Grant and the North Carolina State University Department
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