Jennette’s Pier Annual Review Mike Remige, Director – January 7, 2015
Stats & Economic Impact • Operations • Projects & Exhibits • Research & Ocean • Observing Community Events & • Activities Facility Rentals • Education & Outreach • Looking Ahead - 2015 •
Pier visitors – 1,072,260 Site visitors – 3,300,000+ Fishing admissions – 112,204 Fishing programs – 1,030 Fishing program attendance – 16,475 NC school student visits – 16,100
…in Dare County JP supports 64 FTE jobs annually • JP generates an additional • $5,257,977 of economic output annually Offsite visitor spending directly • attributable to the presence of JP is $10,919,947 annually
January 1, 2014 – NCDENR signs a new MOU w/ the NC Aquarium Society March 1, 2014 - operational changes implemented Separation of duties ▪ JP operates admissions counter ▪ NCAS operates Gift/Snack Shop Walk-on Fee December 3, 2014 - Gift Shop wall construction complete
$60,000.00 $50,000.00 $40,000.00 $30,000.00 2013 - Donation $20,000.00 2014 - Fee $10,000.00 $-
Audio Visual Upgrades
Building Dashboard By Lucid Design Group http://www.buildingdashboard.com/clients/jennettespier/
Aquarium Repairs
Aquarium Demolition
UNC Coastal Studies Institute • OBXLiveSurf.com • Surfline.com/FishTrack.com •
“The program will include but not be limited to oceanographic and meteorological assessments and testing prototype ocean, wave, and tidal energy devices. The fundamental objective is to test and assess the efficacy of methods to extract energy from Outer Banks waves and currents to create opportunities for economic development and to serve the energy needs for North Carolina. The new pier provides a unique opportunity, perhaps the only of it's kind, in which a public fishing pier will have on-going active university research programs.”
ISEEP UNC-CSI, NCSU, Dept. of Homeland Security Coastal Hazards Center CODAR SurgeWEC UNC-CSI, USACE FRF Duck Pier, UNC-CSI, Resolute Marine Energy, Inc. Johns Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Lab
Surf Cam UNC-CSI, Surfline Meteorological Observations Waverider Buoy UNC-CSI, Weatherflow, Inc. UNC-CSI, USACE, Scripps Institution of Oceanography AWAC UNC-CSI, USACE FRF Duck Pier
Official event site for: WRV Outer Banks Pro presented by • Hurley Eastern Surfing Association • Championships Surfing for Autism • Local and national contests • SURF
Official event site for: Outer Banks Sporting Events “Storm the • Beach” Runcations “Outer Banks Duathlon” • Runcations “OBX Sunrise/Sunset 5k” • RUN & BIKE
Official event site for: Jennette’s Pier “Family Fishing • Tournament” Jennette’s Pier “Red Drum Tournament” • NHSFC & NCBBA “Fritz Boyden Memorial • Youth Fishing Tournament” NC Lions Club “Visually Impaired Persons • Fishing Tournament” FISH
Total Events - 103 • Weddings – 62 • Conferences/Meetings – 19 • Receptions/Socials – 14 • Dances/Concerts – 4 • Expos – 3 • Memorial Services - 1
• Rental event spending attributable to JP exceeds $2,000,000 annually and impacts 35-50 local vendors • The Knot, nation’s premier wedding resource, has recognized Jennette’s Pier as a 2015 “Best of Weddings” pick
1. STEM-based Curriculum (science, technology, engineering and math) 2. Ethical Angling 3. Resource for Teachers & Environmental Educators 4. Marine Education Center for NC School Students 5. State-wide Virtual & Community Outreach
Fishing Camp, 9am-4pm (all week), 12 campers • Waterman’s Day Camp, 9am-3pm, 12 campers • Family Fishing, 9am-11am, 30 participants • Advanced fishing, 10am-noon, 12 participants • School group (wind, solar, plankton), 1pm-4pm, 100 participants • Family Fishing, 2pm-4pm, 15 participants • Creatures of the Night, 8pm-9pm, 24 participants • 205 total participants
Beach Explorations • Plankton Investigations • Wonders of Wind (STEM) • Solar Science (STEM) • Pier Fishing 101 • Squid Dissection • Climate Clues •
• Dare County Schools • N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island • UNC Coastal Studies Institute • N.C. Coastal Federation • The Nature Conservancy – Nags Head Woods • Roanoke Island Festival Park • The Wright Brothers Memorial • Jockey’s Ridge State Park • First Flight Adventure Park • Farm Dog Surf School… …and many, many more
Projects & Exhibits New aquarium • New interactive plankton exhibit • Update “Research Center” exhibit • “Boat Curtains” for second floor terrace • Research & Ocean Observing DCM-approved mooring points for testing • wave energy devices Install ocean observing equipment (UNC-CSI, • WaveForce Technologies, Falmouth Scientific)
Community Events & Activities Earth Fair OBX – April 18 • ESA Mid-Atlantic Regional Surf Championships – April 30-May 3 • Inaugural Outer Banks Sand Soccer Tournament – May 16-17 • EVP Outer Banks Pro Am Volleyball Tournament – May 29-30 • WRV Outer Banks Pro – TBD • ESA Eastern Championships – September 19-26 •
Education Department 51 school groups, with approx. 4,500 students, scheduled for • programming this spring Offering 13 weeklong summer camps from June 14 – August 14 due • to local demand New summer day camps including “Adventure Camp” and “Surf & • Science Camp” Collaborative Projects: • Boy/Girl Scout merit badge programs (UNC-CSI) • Grant-funded project to provide STEM curriculum • opportunities for local high school students (NCARI) “Service in Science” summer camp (NC Coastal Federation) •
Fishing, Family, Fun
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