regulations concerning the water above 

 leased underwater sites; that non- 

 residents be allowed to lease land; and 

 that increased evidence of productiv- 

 ity be required to maintain leases. 

 They suggest that a more effective 

 means should be found for handling 

 already polluted areas than simply 

 closing them off to cultivation. 



In addition, the researchers recom- 

 mend improved coordination among 

 state agencies regarding fishing regula- 

 tions and regarding the leasing of 

 underwater mariculture sites. The leas- 

 ing issue is one that is also being ad- 

 dressed by researchers at the North 

 Carolina Central University Law 

 School. The legal analysis of shellfish 

 bottom leasing regulations around the 

 country will lead to recommendations 

 for state revisions of existing regula- 

 tions. The researchers are Tom Earn- 

 hardt, Billy Ellerbe, Delores Faison, 

 Gregg Spencer and James Finch. 



The first of Sea 

 Grant's graduate fellow- 

 ships in marine sciences 

 was recently awarded to 

 William Peirson for a 

 doctoral study that pro- 

 poses to show how trans- 

 planted juvenile bivalves might be pro- 

 tected from their predators. The study 

 will be conducted under the direction 

 of Tom Wolcott of the Department of 

 Marine Science and Engineering at 

 NCSU. Results of the study will be 

 particularly useful to the state's clam 

 rehabilitation program because many 



of the juvenile clams transplanted each 

 year are wiped out by blue crabs. By 

 examining the behavior of these crabs, 

 the researchers hope to develop a 

 method for protecting the clams. 



The fellowship program was initiat- 

 ed this year in an effort to expand Sea 

 Grant's involvement with marine af- 

 fairs within the university. 



A nd to give marine affairs a boost in 

 another area. Sea Grant has awarded 

 funds to three students for advanced 

 studies in marine education. The pro- 

 gram is intended to develop educators 

 with leadership skills in the field of 

 marine sciences. 



Recipients of the new fellowships are 

 Beth Taylor, a teacher from West Car- 

 teret High School in Morehead City; 

 Manley Midgett, a teacher with the 

 Onslow County schools; and Bill Mar- 

 tin, a graduate student completing his 

 masters degree in science education at 

 East Carolina University. 



The program, which is administered 

 through the NCSU Department of 

 Math and Science Education, also in- 

 cludes internships with state agencies 

 responsible for marine education. 



As a complement to a current Sea 

 Grant study on the small-boat, recrea- 

 tional fishery of North Carolina, rec- 

 reation specialist Leon Abbas of NCSU 

 and sociologist Peter Fricke of East 

 Carolina University have begun a 

 study of coastal and ocean tourna- 

 ment fishing in the state. Through 



their study, the researchers hope to 

 learn who participates in the tourna- 

 ments, how they differ from unorgan- 

 ized recreational anglers, and how 

 much money is generated by the tour- 

 naments. 



Because the study will show the im- 

 pact of tournament fishing on various 

 species, it will have implications for 

 fishery management. The information 

 will also be useful to tournament or- 

 ganizers. 



H urricanes on the 

 Coast of North Caro- 

 lina is the title of a full- 

 color poster recently pro- 

 duced by Sea Grant. The 

 poster includes histori- 

 cal information on the 

 major hurricanes of the 20th century, 

 as well as details of how hurricanes 

 form and what they destroy. For a free 

 copy of the poster, write UNC Sea 

 Grant, Box 5001, Raleigh, NC, 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. 5, May, 

 1979. Dr. B.J. Copeland, director. 

 Written and edited by Karen Jurgen- 

 sen, Mary Day Mordecai and Neil 

 Caudle. Second-class postage paid at 

 Raleigh, NC 27611. 



COASTWATCH 



105 1911 Building 



North Carolina State University 



Raleigh, NC 27650 



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 at Raleigh, NC 27611 

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