Jennettes Pier Annual Review Mike Remige, Director January 7, 2015 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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

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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

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December 3, 2014 - Gift Shop wall

construction complete

$- $10,000.00 $20,000.00 $30,000.00 $40,000.00 $50,000.00 $60,000.00 2013 - Donation 2014 - Fee

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

• n-going active university research programs.”

SurgeWEC

UNC-CSI, Resolute Marine Energy, Inc.

ISEEP

UNC-CSI, NCSU, Dept. of Homeland Security Coastal Hazards Center

CODAR

UNC-CSI, USACE FRF Duck Pier, Johns Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Lab

Surf Cam

UNC-CSI, Surfline

AWAC

UNC-CSI, USACE FRF Duck Pier

Meteorological Observations

UNC-CSI, Weatherflow, Inc.

Waverider Buoy

UNC-CSI, USACE, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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
• pportunities for local high school students (NCARI)
• “Service in Science” summer camp (NC Coastal Federation)

Fishing, Family, Fun