Oyster growers work to expand oyster farms
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EVERY YEAR. THE STATE
CELEBRATES NORTH CAROLINA.
>> WE STIR MONTH IN OCTOBER,
THE OYSTER INDUSTRY IN OUR
STATE CONTINUES TO GROW.
HE'S EXPECTED TO BE WORTH GET
THIS 100 MILLION DOLLARS BY
2030.
>> COASTAL FEDERATION STATION
STRONG HAS MORE FROM LOCAL
GROWERS TRYING TO EXPAND THEIR
FARMS IN THAT EFFORT.
>> WE ARE A FUNDAMENTAL SPECIES
UNASH WHERE IT'S PROVIDING
SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO THE
ECOSYSTEM. OYSTERS ARE GREAT
FOR EVERYBODY. THEY'RE GREAT
FOR ECONOMY. THEY'RE GREAT
WATER, QUALITY AND HABITAT.
AND FOR OUR THE MORE THE BETTER
IT WAS WITH THAT IDEA THAT THE
NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL
FEDERATION AND PARTNER GROUPS
CAME TOGETHER TO DEVISE A PLAN
TO EXPAND THE OYSTER INDUSTRY
IS PLAN SET A VERY AMBITIOUS
GOAL FOR THE STAGE TO GROW THE
MARKET VALUE OF ITS SHELLFISH.
MICHAEL TRAIN, THE STREET TO
100 MILLION
DOLLARS BY.
>> 2030 TO REACH THAT LOFTY
GOAL WITHIN THE NEXT 7 YEARS.
IT TAKES OYSTER GROWERS LIKE
COUNCIL MCGLADE SLASH CREEK
OYSTERS.
>> BUT GROWING OYSTERS IS A
LABOR INTENSIVE PROCESS WHICH
MCGLADE SAYS MEANS IT CAN BE
TOUGH TO EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS.
I WAS IN A VERY FRUSTRATING
POINT BECAUSE
>> I HAD A LOT OF DEMAND.
I WORKED HARD TO DEVELOP A GOOD
NETWORK OF CUSTOMERS THAT
WANTED MORE OYSTERS. BUT I WAS
HAVING DIFFICULTY SCALING UP
NOW WITH THE LATEST TESTING
OUT A NEW EQUIPMENT SYSTEM
CALLED A FOOT FARM THAT SHE
HOPES WILL HELP HER KEEP UP
WITH THAT DEMAND JUST SEEMED
LIKE IT SOLVED. SO MANY OF THE
ISSUES THAT I WAS HAVING ON MY
FARM TO FARM IS DESIGNED TO NOT
LET THE OYSTER CAGES GET
TANGLED UP FOR FLIPPED OVER
BY THE WIND.
>> THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH
TRADITIONAL CAGES AND THE
PLATES AS THIS SYSTEM TAKES
AWAY, SOME OF THE MORE
STRENUOUS WORK INVOLVED, THE
POLICE TO FARMING WITH THE WITH
THE ATTACHMENTS FOR FILLING
IN FOR AND SEEING.
THE OYSTERS COME UP OUT OF THE
WATER AND THE BASKETS AND THEN
THAT WASTE AND THEY COME TO
WAIST HEIGHT.
>> NEVER HAVE TO LIFT THEM UP.
YOU NEVER HAVE TO BEND DOWN TO
PUT THEM IN THE WATER.
EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT A PLACE
FOR YOUR BODY ISN'T A GOOD,
STRONG NEUTRAL POSITION WHILE
SHE IS JUST USING THIS
EQUIPMENT ON PART OF HER FARM.
MCGLADE SAYS SHE'S EXCITED AT
HOW WELL IT'S WORKING. WHAT
THIS COULD MEAN FOR GROWING
HER BUSINESS. I THINK THAT IT
COULD MAKE A HUGE
>> IN TERMS OF THE SMALL
FARMER. PRODUCING MORE OYSTERS
WITH LESS LABOR.
THAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME.
OYSTER FARMERS AND ANOTHER
REGION OF THE STATE WILL ALSO
BE GETTING A HELPING HAND SOON
IN THE FORM OF A FACILITY THAT
COULD PROVIDE GROWTH
OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL. THE
SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE HAVE.
>> THIS HAVE IS A FACILITY THAT
ONCE BUILT WILL PROVIDE THE
GROWERS WITH CRITICAL
LOGISTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH
A STATE OF THE REFRIGERATION
AND STORAGE ROOM FOR THE
PRODUCT PLACE TO WORK PLACE
TO STORE THEIR GEAR. YEAH.
CULTURE HUB IS SET TO BE BUILT
IN 2024 AND READY FOR USE BY
2025. REPORTING FOR THE COASTAL