. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Fishery Resource Grants and Blue Crab Research Grants Awarded for 2005 Nc Jorth Carolina's fishers and scientists will team up to study the state's rich coastal resources this year, thanks to the Fishery Resource Grant Program (FRG) and the Blue Crab Research Program. Funded by the General Assembly and administered by North Carolina Sea Grant, the FRG and Blue Crab programs support cooperative research based on ideas from the fishing community. The program helps partner fishers wi
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Fishery Resource Grants and Blue Crab Research Grants Awarded for 2005 Nc Jorth Carolina's fishers and scientists will team up to study the state's rich coastal resources this year, thanks to the Fishery Resource Grant Program (FRG) and the Blue Crab Research Program. Funded by the General Assembly and administered by North Carolina Sea Grant, the FRG and Blue Crab programs support cooperative research based on ideas from the fishing community. The program helps partner fishers with academic researchers to ensure useful results for fishers and resource managers. "The FRG and Blue Crab programs provide a unique opportunity for fishers to be involved in research activities that direcdy affect their livelihoods," says Ronald G. Hodson, North Carolina Sea Grant director. Fifteen FRG projects, totaling $633,998, and 13 Blue Crab projects, totaling $314,780 were approved for 2005. The projects encompass a variety of topics and coastal areas, ranging from an assessment of spiny dogfish populations along the Outer Banks to an examination of blue crab distributions in the Cape Fear River Estuary. Two previous FRG projects were so successful at generating data that they have been funded for a second year. One project, led by Ocracoke fisher and mathematician Eugene Ballance, will continue using satellite mapping and sonar imaging technology to modernize 118-year-old oyster survey maps of Pamlico Sound. Another project to continue assessing shrimp fishery bycatch in North Carolina's southeastern inside waters will be conducted by Wrightsville Beach shrimper Denny McCuiston and Wilmington biologist Elaine Logothetis. For more information on the FRG and Blue Crab programs, visit North Carolina Sea Grant online at and click on "Research ; Leatherback Nesting on Bogue Banks I wo leatherback sea turtle nests on Bogue B
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