People who helped the aquaculture program come to fruition, including last week to celebrate the project,
college board members, guests and college officials, dug into the ground
Brunswick Community College
Aquaculture program a splash
By Laura Kimball
Feature Editor
Ground was broken last week on
an area that will accommodate
Brunswick Community College’s
Southeastern North Carolina Aqua
culture Center.
The focal point of the center will
be 22 ponds for fish farming and
several buildings located on the col
lege’s main campus, off U. S. 17
near Supply.
JoAnn Bellamy Simmons, chair of
the Brunswick County Board of
Commissioners, was present at the
groundbreaking. As a member of the
farming community, she said, she
can appreciate what the college is
doing.
“The aquaculture project will give
Brunswick County farmers and
other residents a chance to expand
and diversify their crops,” she said.
“The aquaculture project will trans
late into jobs for Brunswick
County.”
The project is part of a $2-million
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had to produce funds that at least
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Components of the project include
the ponds, which will have a 17-acre
water surface; field buildings,
including a classroom building, a
hatchery and wet lab, a recirculation
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According to Dr. Michael Reaves,
president of the college, the aqua
culture program has been in the
works since 1992. The program
actually started in 1994, with stu
dents using area fish farms for
hands-on experience.
“The future for aquaculture in
North Carolina, and in this region, is
bright,” he said at the ceremony.
Students of the aquaculture pro
gram receive two-year associate
degrees. Graduates are equipped for
a variety of jobs, like working for a
state or federal fish hatchery or
opening their own aquaculture oper
ation.
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Much of the excitement over the
program stems from the fact that
fish farming is such a growing
industry in this area, according to
rhomas Ellis, director of aquacul
ture and natural resources for the N.
■C. Department of Agriculture, who
was also at the groundbreaking.
"Shellfish and finfish are the
fastest-growing form of agricul
ture," he said.
After the groundbreaking, every
one was invited to a dinner of fried
catfish, a common product of fish
farms, to celebrate the occasion.
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