. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. LEFT TO RIGHT: A DMF-sponsored drop-off site for oyster shells in Brunswick County. • CCCs shell-recycling truck uses a special winch to lift heavy cans off the ground. • Brian Woodard's such as student or senior citizen groups. "That's how the project has to evolve to maintain itself," says Philip "Skip" Kemp, project organizer and aquaculture program coordinator at CCC. "Part of what this project does is educate people about the importance of putting the shells back into the envi
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. LEFT TO RIGHT: A DMF-sponsored drop-off site for oyster shells in Brunswick County. • CCCs shell-recycling truck uses a special winch to lift heavy cans off the ground. • Brian Woodard's such as student or senior citizen groups. "That's how the project has to evolve to maintain itself," says Philip "Skip" Kemp, project organizer and aquaculture program coordinator at CCC. "Part of what this project does is educate people about the importance of putting the shells back into the environment rather than into the driveway or the ; RAISING A ROBUST RESOURCE Oysters are vital to maintaining healthy marine ecosystems. A single oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day, cleansing the water column of excess plankton and detritus. Oyster reefs also provide habitat for a multitude of organisms, including algae, worms, barnacles, crabs and fish. A prosperous fishery in North Carolina during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Eastern oyster populations have since been pummeled by overharvest, habitat loss, water pollution and disease. Today, oysters are listed as a "species of concern" by the DMF, and commercial landings in 2004 totaled about 69,500 bushels, a fraction of the record million bushels landed in 1902. "Most of the oysters being served in North Carolina are from out of state," Heath points out. In 2001, the Marine Fisheries Commission adopted a fishery management plan designed to help restore the state's Eastern oyster populations. DMF began establishing no-take oyster sanctuaries throughout the Pamlico Sound, and in 2003 the Oyster Shell Recycling Program was bom. Besides helping DMF better acquire shell material for sanctuaries, aquaculture researchers at CCC saw another opportunity to help with oyster restoration efforts: provide state sanctuaries with "seeded" "Disease isn't n
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