. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Fish Farming Focus Learn more about the expanding aquaculture opportunities in North Carolina during a special field day program Sept. 30. The event will be from 9 to 1 at the Vanguard Fish Farm in Chocowinity. The location is off 17 on Fire Tower Road in Beaufort County. The focus will be on current operations for hybrid striped bass and catfish farming. Participants will see demonstrations of holding tank systems and a portable in-pond grader — and the use of border collies
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Fish Farming Focus Learn more about the expanding aquaculture opportunities in North Carolina during a special field day program Sept. 30. The event will be from 9 to 1 at the Vanguard Fish Farm in Chocowinity. The location is off 17 on Fire Tower Road in Beaufort County. The focus will be on current operations for hybrid striped bass and catfish farming. Participants will see demonstrations of holding tank systems and a portable in-pond grader — and the use of border collies to control birds. Discussions also will include the potential for yellow perch and flounder aquacul- ture, including updates on the latest research from North Carolina Sea Grant. For more information, contact Steve Gabel at 252/ 482-8431 or Mike Frinsko at 252/757-2802. Fisheries Report Card ft rricane Floyd prevented some fishers from catching fish — 1999 saw the smallest seafood harvest in 26 years. But the storm apparently had minimal impact on the overall health of North Carolina's fish stocks last year. The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) 1999 annual stock report, released in July, indicates that several important coastal fisheries are on the road to recovery. Of the 39 stocks listed in the DMF report, 12 are listed as "viable" and "recovering," eight are listed as "concerned" and 10 are listed as "; Finfish are showing most improved signs, the report says. While red drum, the state saltwater fish, still is listed as "overfished," several good years' classes are making their way into the spawning stock. Weakfish and summer flounder continue strong recoveries. Among the "viable" stocks are Atlantic menhaden, dolphin, spotted sea. trout, striped bass in the Albemarle and ocean, and shrimp. On the "concerned" list are Atlantic croaker, black sea bass, striped mullet, reef fish,
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