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David "Clammerhead" Cessna is Embracing Climate Change to Help Fight It

David "Clammerhead" Cessna is Embracing Climate Change to Help Fight It

Update: 2020-07-16

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As a seventh generation commercial fisherman, David “Clammerhead” Cessna, of Smyrna, NC, speaks about how his family's tradition led him to sustainable shellfish harvesting. At age 59, he is the co-founder of the Sandbar Oyster Company, producing job opportunities, environmental solutions and green gill oysters for Coastal NC and beyond.

Produced by Chris Moncrief. Music by Meydän.

Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series examines environmental news in the coastal Carolina region.

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David "Clammerhead" Cessna is Embracing Climate Change to Help Fight It

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