. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS New Program for Oyster Gardeners A, new program will allow folks to grow oysters under docks or piers in many North Carolina coastal waters. The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), with assistance from North Carolina Sea Grant, has initiated a new Under Dock Oyster Culture Program. Qualified permit holders can attach up to 90 square feet of oyster cultivation containers to a dock or pier owned by the permit holder and in approved waters. The program contains an educational \A/ien the N
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS New Program for Oyster Gardeners A, new program will allow folks to grow oysters under docks or piers in many North Carolina coastal waters. The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), with assistance from North Carolina Sea Grant, has initiated a new Under Dock Oyster Culture Program. Qualified permit holders can attach up to 90 square feet of oyster cultivation containers to a dock or pier owned by the permit holder and in approved waters. The program contains an educational \A/ien the Aquarium at Fort Fisher staff wanted to stock a new "Exotic Aquatics" exhibit with lionfish, they didn't have to search very far. Although the poisonous fish are native to the warm waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans, component developed by Steve Rebach, North Carolina Sea Grant associate director. To help applicants understand legal requirements and safety precautions related to harvesting oysters, the program includes an educational manual that explains the oyster life cycle, growing areas and oyster resources. Applicants must pass a quiz before receiving the permit. To get an application and review the manual, visit the Web: ABOVE: Beautiful, exotic and dangerous. Lionfish native to Pacific waters are now found off North Carolina's Atlantic Coast. _ Port Fi§her. Aquarium,, Hosts Exotic Aquatics -AG. Other strange and beautiful species from across the world also are on display at the new gallery, including venomous sea snakes from the Pacific and fluorescent cuttlefish — Red Sea mollusks that the divers found a large numberjust 35 miles off Bald Head Island. The beautiful fish — first seen in North Carolina waters in the summer of 2000 by scuba divers — have increased dramatically in East Coast waters. Now, they are considered an invasive species that could threaten the survival of some native fish. At Fort F
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