Knowles is also pleased with the ac- 

 curacy of methods he and Weisberg are 

 using to measure and predict wave 

 height. He believes that these fore- 

 casting techniques will help research- 

 ers compose an atlas of the state's 

 sounds, showing areas especially 

 susceptible to strong waves. Using that 

 atlas, Knowles says, landowners will 

 know better how to choose the right 

 protection for their shorelines. 



Fishermen are getting 

 help that is out of this 

 world — from satellites. 

 Jim Bahen, a Sea Grant 

 marine advisory agent in 

 the Wilmington area, has 

 been working with the 

 National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

 Administration's National Weather 

 Service and National Environmental 

 Satellite Service to provide fishermen 

 information on the location of the Gulf 

 Stream off the North Carolina coast. 



Longline fishermen who fish for 

 warm-water species like swordfish and 

 marlin need to know the location of the 

 Gulf Stream and its eddies. This has 

 presented problems in the past, Bahen 

 said, because the Gulf Stream changes 

 location often, and fishermen spend 

 time and fuel looking for it. 



Now, through infrared satellite 

 photography, the exact location of the 

 Gulf Stream and its eddies can be pin- 

 pointed. The location is being broad- 

 cast to fishermen three times a week 

 over the VHF radio and television sta- 

 tions. 



Since the Fishery Conservation and 

 Management Act (FCMA) went into 

 effect in 1976, the concept of the 200- 

 mile fisheries conservation zone has 

 become an accepted international stan- 

 dard. There are now eight regional 

 councils working on plans to manage 

 more than 70 fisheries in the U.S. Be- 

 ginning in early 1980, the public will 

 have a chance to comment on plans be- 

 ing drawn up for North Carolina fish- 

 eries. 



The South Atlantic Fisheries Man- 

 agement council has produced a 28- 

 minute slide/tape show which explains 

 how the 200-mile limit and the man- 

 agement plans work. Sea Grant fish- 

 eries agents and recreation specialist 

 Leon Abbas have offered to show the 

 film and discuss the FCMA with in- 

 terested groups. For more information, 

 contact Abbas in Raleigh or any of the 

 agents at the coast. 



Lundie Mauldin, Sea 

 Grant's marine educa- 

 tion specialist, has won 

 the 1979 governor's 

 award for conservation 

 communication. The 

 award, made by the N.C. 

 Wildlife Federation, is presented to the 

 organization or individual who "best 

 creates a public awareness of North 

 Carolina wildlife and conservation." 



The awards committee cited 

 Mauldin's efforts, through workshops, 

 personal contacts and publications, to 

 inform the state's educators about 

 coastal conservation. 



Mauldin has also been elected presi- 

 dent of the Mid-Atlantic Marine 

 Education Association, a group of 

 educators who promote study of the 

 marine environment. She was elected 

 during the association's annual con- 

 ference, held Oct. 5 and 6 in Manteo. 



So you fish for fun. Or 

 maybe you're trying to 

 make a living as a com- 

 mercial fisherman. 

 Either way, you're 

 probably interested in 

 cutting your costs. 

 Hanging your own nets is one way to 

 do it. Sea Grant has recently published 

 a 16-page, illustrated booklet that may 

 help. "How to Hang a Gill Net" pre- 

 sents step-by-step procedures for hang- 

 ing a typical, efficient gill net. It's free. 

 Write Sea Grant, Box 5001, Raleigh, 

 North Carolina 27650. 



Coastwatch is published monthly 

 except July and December by the Uni- 

 versity of North Carolina Sea Grant 

 College Program, 105 1911 Building, 

 North Carolina State University, 

 Raleigh, NC 27650, Vol. 6, No. 8, Sep- 

 tember, 1979. Dr. B.J. Copeland, 

 director. Written and edited by Mary 

 Day Mordecai, Neil Caudle and Kathy 

 Hart. Second-class postage paid at 

 Raleigh, NC 27611. 



COASTWATCH 



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