. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. SEA SCIENCE T JLhis .his spring, North Carolina Sea Grant researchers will begin a new round of projects, each aimed at a particular aspect of our coast and its vast resources. In the next year, Sea Grant will spend more than $1 million on research. Nearly $770,000 will be awarded for 17 projects at five campuses in the University of North Carolina System. And $300,000 will support graduate students working on the projects. "Each project meets an identified need in our state," explains North Caro
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. SEA SCIENCE T JLhis .his spring, North Carolina Sea Grant researchers will begin a new round of projects, each aimed at a particular aspect of our coast and its vast resources. In the next year, Sea Grant will spend more than $1 million on research. Nearly $770,000 will be awarded for 17 projects at five campuses in the University of North Carolina System. And $300,000 will support graduate students working on the projects. "Each project meets an identified need in our state," explains North Carolina Sea Grant Director Ronald G. Hodson. "We anticipate scientific results that will have direct impact on coastal ; Such direct impacts have been the hallmark of Sea Grant's "applied research" projects since the program first funded studies in North Carolina more than 30 years ago. Sea Grant results are shared with researchers around the country and the world, and with state agencies, community groups, business leaders and others who must make tough decisions regarding coastal resources. The scientists are not alone in efforts to share the results. Sea Grant extension specialists and communicators link university researchers and the public, during the data gathering process and when final results are available. "Our Sea Grant staff members can translate the technical research techniques — and often complicated results — into terms that the public can understand," Hodson says. While the science of each new project may be targeted, the research is within the context of important overall questions, such as: • Can we find better ways to assess the quality of North Carolina's coastal waters? And how does water quality affect the stocks of fish that have crucial nursery grounds in our sounds and estuaries? • How can we ensure seafood is safe to eat? • How can we improve aquaculture techniques. fJ», 1 and procedures to provide a sounde
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