For generations, North Carolina’s oyster industry was underdeveloped. This changed in the late 19th century when North Carolina oyster beds attracted attention following overharvesting in the Chesapeake Bay and the nation’s insatiable appetite for oysters. By the late 1880s, North Carolina oystermen and fish dealers...
The menhaden industry of North Carolina, which began in 1865 and ended in 2005, is one of the State’s most thoroughly documented fisheries. Unfortunately, the industry’s origins have never been thoroughly explored. Due to a reliance on two primary sources, scholars have assumed that there...
North Carolina’s shrimp industry slowly emerged in the Lower Cape Fear region during the 19th century. However, it did not take-off until the years leading up to World War I when Scandinavian immigrants introduced the otter trawl to Brunswick County. Following the introduction of the...
Today we might imagine saltwater sport fishing in North Carolina as one where sport fishers pursue large sailfish and marlin offshore aboard fiberglass sport fishing boats. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, recreational fishermen could only dream of catching such fish. Instead, recreational fishermen...
Plantations that bordered coastal North Carolina’s creeks, rivers, and sounds often possessed fisheries that were operated by both free and enslaved peoples. While a few studies have provided some insights into the functioning of these fisheries, no one has analyzed labor management at them. Drawing...
Join America's Boating Club of the Crystal Coast to learn some key boating tips in their free seminar series, held in the museum auditorium. For information, email fmspsorgedu@gmail.com or call 919-602-6837....
Join Harriet Altman of Plastic Free by the Sea for a showing and discussion of Coastal Carolina Riverwatch's "Tidal Alert: The State of Water Quality and Its Impacts on Coastal Fisheries." The program is part of America's Boating Club of the Crystal Coast's free seminar...
Join America's Boating Club of the Crystal Coast in the museum auditorium to learn some key tips for purchasing a new vessel. The free program will be held in the museum auditorium. For information, email kayakdivebike@gmail.com or call 252-726-7395....
Join America's Boating Club of the Crystal Coast to learn some key boating tips in their free seminar series, held in the museum auditorium. For information, email fmspsorgedu@gmail.com or call 919-602-6837....
Join America's Boating Club of the Crystal Coast to learn some key boating tips in their free seminar series, held in the museum auditorium....