Collaborators
NG Nelson (NC State), S Hall (NC State), A Haines (NC Division of Marine Fisheries), S Jenkins (NC Division of Marine Fisheries), D Glenn (NOAA NWS), K Riley (NOAA NWS), E Herbst (NC Sea Grant), C Matteo (NC Shellfish Growers Association), E Allen (NC State OIT), C Tenan (NC State OIT), W Turner (NC State OIT), M Vandegrift (NC State Libraries), S Young (NC State)
Timeline
2020-2022
Project Goal
The goal of this project is to develop a web application (web app) forecast tool, called ShellCast. ShellCast helps North Carolina shellfish growers anticipate temporary harvest area closures due to excess rainfall and make data-driven decisions about their aquaculture operations. Forecast information on temporary closures is helpful because closures impact business: shellfish growers cannot harvest shellfish when a temporary closure is in effect.
Project Links
- ShellCast Web App
- How ShellCast Works video
- ShellCast Pilot Program
- NC Shellfish Growers Association (key collaborator)
- NC State University Postdoctoral Researcher Spotlight blogpost on Sheila Saia and ShellCast
- PLOS Computational Biology Ten Simple Rules collection preprint on the EarthArXiv
Acknowledgements
Thanks to NC Sea Grant for funding this project and to our collaborators at NC Sea Grant, NC Division of Marine Fisheries, NOAA National Weather Service, the NC Shellfish Growers Association, NC State OIT, and NC State Libraries.
