A North Carolina Sea Grant-funded scientist and a commercial fisherman, who met while collaborating on Sea Grant-funded research, started the Sandbar Oyster Company. They are marketing a green-gill oyster, a type of oyster that fetches top prices in Europe. These oysters are grown on a biodegradable substrate developed as part of their research supported by Sea Grant. They are growing their oysters on a biodegradable substrate they developed as part of their research on carbonate-boring sponges that was supported by Sea Grant. The duo has developed relationships with chefs and retailers in the U.S. who seek these special oysters. They are working to ramp up production in the next reporting period to be able to provide more oysters to interested parties.
Sea Grant Marine Debris Grantee PolyGone Announces the Grand Opening of its Microplastic Removal Pilot
PolyGone Systems is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the Microplastic Removal Pilot Project and the Educational Pavilion at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA)! The Grand Opening will take place on September 12, 2024, at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority Wastewater Treatment Facility.
The event will showcase PolyGone Systems’ industrial-scale microplastic removal pilot project within the Atlantic County Utilities Authority’s Wastewater Treatment Facility. Alongside the pilot deployment, PolyGone will unveil the Microplastic Educational Pavilion, an on-site exhibition for public visitors and students to learn about microplastic pollution and PolyGone’s environmental mission. Keynote speakers from the NOAA Sea Grant Office will be featured at the Grand Opening.
