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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Algae identified that gave a local shrimper trouble
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Rocky Magwood, a fourth-generation shrimper on Shem Creek, faced a new challenge on the opening day of shrimp season: a mysterious sea grass. Biologists have since identified it. Shrimp trawling season began June 2 in the Lowcountry, and Magwood told News 2 that he could only drag his shrimp nets for ten minutes before they were clogged with this sea grass, leaving him to catch only 15 shrimp that day. Biologists with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) got samples of the grass and identified it as a type of red algae, likely belonging to the genus Polysiphonia. Typically, this kind of algae is seen further north and offshore on rocky seafloors, according to biologists at SCDNR. They also suspect that recent storms may have dislodged large quantities of the algae and pushed it into South Carolina coastal waters. According to the biologists, this type of algae is not harmful, but is more of a nuisance, as local shrimpers expressed. The good news: this kind of algae is not here to stay. Ocean currents should disperse it. This type of red algae has not completely vanished from Lowcountry waters. 'We are experiencing it in certain places, but it has lightened up a lot. You can work around Charleston now, it's in the channel now, and in front of the inlets, it's not as thick as it was,' said Magwood. According to Magwood, this is a win because shrimpers are now able to return to the waters that they normally work in. Magwood expressed, 'We are back in our areas around home now.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Southern Shrimp Alliance study reveals a majority of Charleston-area restaurants serve imported shrimp
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WBCD) – The Southern Shrimp Alliance revealed, in a new study with SeaD Consulting, a majority of Charleston-area restaurants that claim to serve local shrimp are not actually doing so. SeaD Consulting randomly selected 44 restaurants throughout the region, in an attempt to bring transparency and awareness to the Lowcountry. Each of the restaurants selected advertise selling local shrimp. Charleston was the last and eighth stop for this study. The four identified restaurants that do serve domestically caught shrimp include Coosaw Creek Crab Shack, Grace & Grit, Rappahannock Oyster Bar, and Acme Lowcountry Kitchen. '70% of all the seafood eaten in the U.S. is done so at the restaurant level. Any deception done at this level is a detriment to not only our fishing community but also consumers coming down to the coast and wanting to enjoy fresh, local seafood,' Erin Williams, COO and co-founder of SeaD Consulting, said. 'Not only that, your restaurants are honestly sourcing to consumers who are paying that premium to get that quality seafood when competitors in their marketplace are not doing that.' The consulting firm discreetly tested these restaurants by order a shrimp dish, and bring some of it back to their lab. The researchers take a piece of tissue and run it through the RIGHTTest (Rapid ID Genetic High-Accuracy Test) which takes approximately two hours. The results show the species type. The other 40 restaurants are accused of shipping their supply in, which can be cheaper than harvesting local shrimp. However, officials said this deception is harmful to consumers and the local community. 'It's really important to be upfront with your customers especially – it's not cheap to eat out. You have your locals who come to your restaurant and you have all the tourists coming here, and they're assuming that what they're eating is a locally caught product. Not something that's caught thousands of miles away that's farm-raised, it's awful,' Bobby Simons, owner of Acme, said. Simons works with local shrimpers in McClellanville and tells News 2 he maintains a long-term working relationship with them. Similarly, Rocky Magwood, president of the South Carolina Shrimpers Association, works with several other local restaurants. He said though the association did not request this study, Magwood hopes this now encourages more places to buy local. 'It's crazy to how this turned out to people are getting mad because they say 'oh they tested my restaurant', well if you're mad it's because you're not doing the right thing. Just understand, we're here to help you,' Magwood said. 'We're not even mad at the restaurants that wasn't selling fresh shrimp. Just call us and talk to us. We'll see what we can do to match your price and get to where we can get your business. We're just working people, we want to all work together.' The shrimpers association has a list of local restaurants that do sell local shrimp. Magwood said the consumer should also ask the restaurant if they do serve authentic shrimp. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Epoch Times
03-05-2025
- Business
- Epoch Times
Small Reactor Innovations Spur Global Interest in Nuclear Energy
Few 'This shift has been long overdue,' said William Magwood, director-general of the 'The numbers have been telling us for years that nuclear was going to play a substantial role if we were going to meet the objective many countries have set for themselves, to reduce CO2 emissions,' he said. Speaking during a Center for Strategic & International Studies' But, he predicted, within five years, 'We're going to see a sort of democratization of nuclear. There's a real strong possibility you're going to see nuclear power plants in Kenya, Philippines, Indonesia, countries that really haven't had this before.' During its COP28 meeting in Dubai, 25 nations signed a pledge to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050. Related Stories 4/19/2025 4/13/2025 The $300 billion fell shy of the $1 trillion proponents initially sought, a shortfall fostered by a realization many nations are not meeting decarbonization goals or building the grid needed to accommodate increasing electricity demand. During COP29, 'countries were expected to bring plans to show how they've already reached their targets,' Magwood said, 'and many of them discovered they were not able to present plans that were going to reach the targets.' The shortfalls came as 'a bit of a shock for some policy-makers,' he said. 'But behind-the-scenes, when I visit with energy ministers and other officials in different capitals, they would admit to me they had no idea how these targets were going to be met.' The center's Energy Security Senior Fellow Jane Nakano said that, in addition to decarbonization, revived support for nuclear energy is being driven by concerns about energy security and interest in stabilizing power costs to spur economic development. 'The war in Ukraine was a game-changer because it reasserted what many countries today see as their number one objective, assuring energy security,' Magwood agreed. He said that after more than 60 years of globalization, 'Energy security had kind of disappeared from the international discussion. 'But,' Magwood added, 'it's back and it's back with a vengeance.' The shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant stands in the middle of the Susquehanna River near Middletown, Pa., on Oct. 10, Plants Run By Old-Timers There are approximately The United States is the world's largest generator and consumer of nuclear energy, with 94 nuclear reactors in 55 power plants, which the U.S. Energy Information Administration calculates generated However, most reactors were built between 1970 and 1990 and have averaged more than 40 years in service. The only new one to come online in the United States since 2016 is Vogtle's fourth reactor in Georgia, which is $16 billion over budget and six years behind schedule. This is a common scenario worldwide, Magwood and former U.S. International Atomic Energy Agency Representative Laura Holgate said, with many of the world's nuclear plants decades old. Nakano said the 'quite ambitious' goal to triple nuclear energy worldwide would require building up to 50 reactors annually. Not only is that possible, Magwood said, but it's been done. 'In the 70s and 80s, the build [rate] back in those days is just about what you would need right now to achieve a tripling by 2050,' he said, 'so it's certainly within the positive realm of the possible.' The biggest obstacles are industrial rust, Magwood said. 'The challenge is we don't have the same infrastructure we had back in the 70s and 80s,' he said. 'There are not as many companies that are building nuclear plants today. So we don't have supply chains, we don't have the personnel, we don't, in some cases, have the regulatory infrastructure to do this.' All this could be changing. Test engineer Jacob Wilcox pulls his arm out of a glove box used for processing sodium at TerraPower, a company developing and building small nuclear reactors in Everett, Wash., on Jan. 13, 2022. Elaine Thompson/AP Photo 100 Years Of Certitude Advanced reactor designs, including portable small nuclear reactors, are completing demonstrations and prototype deployments and are on the cusp of being commercially available. These new reactors can be mass-produced and 'have internalized the current state of knowledge' to bring greater efficiency at lower costs, Holgate said. 'That's different than the past,' Magwood said. 'Nuclear has always been kind of a one-off. You build one here, and you go away for 10 years. You build one there, you go away for 20 years. That's always kept them very expensive.' But with mass reactor production with standard features, costs will significantly decline and nuclear energy will grow quickly, he said. 'If you really want to see cost come down, have a big market, continuous manufacturing, and then you're really in business,' Magwood said. The Nuclear Energy Agency he leads is a component of the 38-nation Magwood said virtually all utility-scale nuclear power plants built in the next 20 years will use contemporary technologies, noting his agency is tracking more than 90 emerging nuclear technologies. He doubts more than a few will advance to demonstration stages. 'We're going to see Darwin kick into effect here. There will not be 90 technologies when the smoke clears,' he said, not venturing a guess at what 'a relatively manageable number' of feasible technologies would be. Magwood said that with mass-produced, small portable reactors likely in use within decades as plug-in systems that don't require user expertise in homes and businesses, there's concern about ensuring uniform safety and environmental standards. 'We're talking about small modular reactors that you may see in a much, much larger number of facilities than in the past,' he said. 'This is going to change the picture for the inspection community; doesn't necessarily make it technically more difficult, but it just may be a capacity issue.' Holgate said with mass production, inspections can be conducted check-list fast, citing the International Atomic Energy Agency's 'Milestones Process' as its ongoing attempt to streamline reviews, permitting, and licensing. The program is 'a very, very clear step-by-step process about, how do you go from a very limited regulatory and managerial capacity around nuclear, to be able to develop a procurement approach? The human capital? Your supply chain issues?' Magwood said many of the mostly-European members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development have extensive experience in operating nuclear power plants so his agency is offering its consultancy services to 'newcomer' nuclear energy nations. 'What the [International Atomic Energy Agency] does with the 'Milestones Process' is very important,' he said. 'What we're planning to do with countries is work on policies and economic development.' Developing collaborative, innovation-sharing relationships with 'newcomer' nuclear energy nations 'becomes massively important,' Magwood said. 'That's going to be true in the future, too,' he said. 'You're going to see these kinds of relationships [because] whenever a country makes a decision about building nuclear, that partner will be with them, holding their hand, for 100 years. So, who do you want to have this 100-year relationship with?'
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Mount Pleasant to unveil statue honoring longtime fisherman Capt. Wayne Magwood
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – A statue honoring a beloved Mount Pleasant fisherman will be unveiled during a special ceremony Thursday afternoon. Shem Creek was like a second home for Captain Wayne Magwood. The shrimper was known for the long hours he spent on the water and the docks. Capt. Magwood died in September 2020 after he was hit by a truck while attempting to cross Mill Street at Coleman Boulevard. The Town of Mount Pleasant will unveil a long-awaited statue, the Wayne Magwood Fisherman's Memorial Statue, honoring his life and enduring legacy. To construct the statue, the town worked closely with Magwood's family in creating something unique in his memory. One of Magwood's daughters told News 2 the statue will feature a QR code that people can scan to learn more about the local shrimping community, and what restaurants serve locally caught seafood. The statue unveiling is set for 3 p.m. near the Magwood Pedestrian Bridge at Shem Creek. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dr. Charles Magwood receives Cool Teacher award
Students and staff are singing praises for a music teacher at Sangaree Elementary. Dr. Charles Magwood is building relationships and character through music. His approach continues to strike a chord with students, staff, and administrators. Dr. Charles Magwood receives the News 2 Cool School Teacher award. Music with purpose fills the air at Sangaree Elementary, all thanks to music teacher Dr. Charles Magwood. Dr. Magwood has been a teacher for 12 years, six months at Sangaree Elementary, a Title-One school in Berkeley County with 700 students in 4K through second grade. Magwood wrote a new school song for Sangaree and taught the song to all students. The song teaches the students how to shine, like the school's star mascot. The Sangaree Teacher of the Year, also created after school music clubs, and treasures his special connection with students. Congratulations Dr. Charles Magwood! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
