. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. water photography to submarine armament. Regan says the workshop will be open to interested divers and dive shop owners. The final date hasn't been set, so watch "The Back Page" for further information or call Regan (Marine Resource Center/Roanoke Island, 919/473-3937). Supplemental funds were recently awarded to biologist Don Kapraun of UNC-W to continue studies started last year on the feasibility of es- tablishing a nori har- vesting industry in southeastern North Carolina. Nori, a lettuce-lik
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. water photography to submarine armament. Regan says the workshop will be open to interested divers and dive shop owners. The final date hasn't been set, so watch "The Back Page" for further information or call Regan (Marine Resource Center/Roanoke Island, 919/473-3937). Supplemental funds were recently awarded to biologist Don Kapraun of UNC-W to continue studies started last year on the feasibility of es- tablishing a nori har- vesting industry in southeastern North Carolina. Nori, a lettuce-like marine algae, is cultured and harvested in the Orient where it is used extensively as a seasoning and protein supplement. A similar species of nori (Porphyra sps.) is also found growing on oyster reefs in shallow tidal creeks along the south- eastern section of the state. In earlier studies supported by Sea Grant, Kapraun discovered that the unique reproductive pattern of the algae meant that as many as three crops could be harvested during a single growing season. He also found that the nutrient content of the plant (37 percent protein per dry gram) rivaled that of even the most expen- sive, grade A variety produced in Japan. Kapraun believes that it may be possible to commercially harvest nori during late winter and early spring, providing North Carolina fishermen with a "back-up" industry. With the additional research support, he will look at the standing crop of the algae in North Carolina and determine its cash value. Nick Williamson of the Inter- national Trade Center at Research Triangle Park will study the supply and demand for nori as well as price levels on both domestic and foreign markets. Because the algae thrives in polluted waters, the researchers hope that nori taken from such areas still will be safe for human consumption. As part of the study, Marvin Speck of North Carolina State University (NCSU) and Louis Adcock of UNC-W will test for bacterial,
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