THE BACK PAGE 



"The Back Page" is an update 

 on Sea Grant activities — on 

 research, marine education and 

 advisory services. It's also a good 

 place to find out about meetings, 

 workshops and new publications. 

 For more information on any of 

 the projects described, contact the 

 Sea Grant offices in Raleigh 

 (919/737-2354). 



Winter air is dry and 

 cold. And for fishermen, 

 the combination of wet 

 hands and dry air can 

 mean chapped skin. 

 Cracked and broken skin 

 is an entry point for bac- 

 teria and fungus that can cause sores 

 and rashes. 



For years, fishermen have dipped 

 their hands and work gloves in bleach 

 to kill off the bacteria. But the bleach 

 only dries out the skin more. Jim Pat- 

 terson, a dermatologist at the Univer- 

 sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 

 suggests fishermen use a mild solution 

 of peroxide or an antiseptic solution 

 called provodone iodine to ward off 

 bacteria. Patterson says if fishermen 

 soak their gloves in bleach they should 

 rinse the gloves in fresh water before 

 wearing them. He suggests fishermen 

 use lotion frequently during the winter 

 and consult with a doctor if sores or 

 rashes appear. 



Bill Rickards, UNC 

 Sea Grant's associate 

 director, is resigning 

 June 1 to become direc- 

 tor of the Virginia 

 Marine Science Consor- 

 tium. In his post, on the 

 Charlottesville campus of the Univer- 

 sity of Virginia, Rickards will coor- 

 dinate all of Virginia's Sea Grant 

 programs. 



Rickards joined UNC Sea Grant as 

 assistant coordinator in 1971. In addi- 

 tion to his administrative respon- 



sibilities, he has conducted 

 aquaculture research and has directed 

 the NCSU Eel Culture Project. 



Peter Fricke, an East Carolina Uni- 

 versity (ECU) anthropologist who has 

 worked on several Sea Grant research 

 projects, has temporarily joined the 

 National Marine Fisheries Service's 

 Office of Resource Conservation and 

 Management in Washington, D. C. 



In his new post, Fricke will advise 

 federal officials on social-science issues 

 related to the management of fisheries. 

 He will also work part-time for Sea 

 Grant's national office. 



Fricke is principal investigator for a 

 new Sea Grant project this year on 

 recreational sound fishing in North 

 Carolina. Marcus Hepburn, an 

 anthropologist with the Institute for 

 Coastal and Marine Resources at ECU 

 and a former Sea Grant research assis- 

 tant, will take over some of the work 

 on the project. Hepburn will also help 

 with Fricke's share of a Sea Grant 

 study of hard-clam harvesting 

 methods. 



Sport fishing Gear 

 Maintenance, an illus- 

 trated bulletin, provides 

 tips on how to clean and 

 pack away your rod and 

 reel at the end of the 

 fishing season. From 

 restoring the reel handle to rewinding 

 the line guides, the bulletin tells fisher- 

 men how to ready their equipment for 

 the next season. Part of the 

 "Blueprint" series, this bulletin can be 

 obtained free by writing Sea Grant, 

 P.O. Box 5001, Raleigh, N.C. 27650. 

 Ask for UNC-SG-BP-81-1. 



A revised edition of Wreck Diving 

 in North Carolina, by Dennis Regan 

 and Virginia Worthington, is off the 

 presses. The booklet describes 43 of the 

 state's underwater wrecks, relating 

 their locations and depths. It also 

 provides the locations of inland and 

 coastal dive shops along with a list of 

 nearby decompression facilities. If you 

 would like to receive this free publica- 



tion, write Sea Grant and ask for 

 UNC-SG-78-13. 



Sea Grant has also recently 

 published a Diver's Emergency In- 

 formation Card. The card could 

 save your life by providing vital infor- 

 mation if you are involved in a diving 

 accident. The card also lists the names, 

 locations and telephone numbers of the 

 nearest hyperbaric chambers. The card 

 is free for the asking from Sea Grant. 



Estuarine Shoreline Erosion in 

 North Carolina is a series of five color- 

 ful posters depicting erosion in four of 

 the state's major estuaries: 

 Core/Bogue Sounds, Albemarle 

 Sound, Pamlico River and Neuse 

 River. Written by Stan Riggs, Mike 

 O'Connor and Vince Bellis, each poster 

 includes a map with a description of 

 shoreline types and erosion rates. The 

 fifth poster, "Cause and Effect," ex- 

 plains the reasons for estuarine ero- 

 sion. The posters are free from Sea 

 Grant, but please specify which 

 poster(s) you would like. 



When business is 

 good, there are about 

 500 women shucking 

 scallops in North Caro- 

 lina. Proposed changes 

 in New England shellfish 

 regulations would 

 jeopardize the jobs of these women, 

 half of whom are black. 



This year, two Sea Grant fellowships 

 have been awarded to two black stu- 

 dents who will study the problem. 

 Tony Arnette and Audrey Robinson, 

 two sophomores studying sociology at 

 ECU, will code, analyze and report 

 data on the economic and social im- 

 pacts of the proposed regulations, 

 focusing on the role of black families in 

 the development of the fishery. John 

 Maiolo, an ECU sociologist and Sea 

 Grant researcher, will direct the pro- 

 ject. 



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