Do you know that over 1,000 dif- 

 ferent kinds of seashells can be found 

 in North Carolina's estuarine and 

 marine waters? Do you know that 

 North Carolina was the first state to 

 designate a state seashell? Do you 

 know what shellfish makes a delicious 

 soup? These topics and many more are 

 covered in the Sea Grant publication 

 Seashells common to North 

 Carolina. 



Compiled by Hugh J. Porter and 

 Jim Tyler, this booklet is a handy field 

 guide for identifying shells found on 

 North Carolina beaches. A descriptive 

 paragraph on each shell listed gives its 

 range, physical characteristics and 

 locations where it is most commonly 

 found. Photographs or illustrations are 

 also included for most seashells. 



Seashells common to North 

 Carolina is available for fifty cents 

 per copy. To obtain this field guide, 

 write Sea Grant. Ask for publication 

 UNC-SG-72-09. 



Every fisherman needs good, ac- 

 curate records to report his taxes and 

 manage his business. So, the National 

 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 

 tion's National Marine Fisheries Ser- 

 vice developed a booklet to help the 

 fisherman. 



Fishermen's Simplified Recordkeep- 

 ing Sheets are intended for the fisher- 

 man who keeps his own books. 

 Separate sheets are included for trip 

 expenses (fuel, ice, food) and manage- 



ment expenses (payroll, taxes, in- 

 surance). Each booklet contains 

 enough account sheets for a full year. 



For a copy of this free booklet, write 

 Sea Grant. Ask for Fishermen's Sim- 

 plified Recordkeeping Sheets. 



When recreational 

 fishermen use North 

 Carolina's sounds, they 

 also contribute to local 

 businesses. Expenditures 

 for fuel, ice, bait, tackle, 

 meals and lodging can 



add up. This summer, they will be 

 asked to contribute in another way — 

 by answering the questions of three 

 Sea Grant researchers. 



The researchers involved in the 

 study are Peter Fricke, an East 

 Carolina University sociologist, Leon 

 Abbas, Sea Grant's recreational 

 economics specialist, and James 

 Sabella, a University of North 

 Carolina at Wilmington anthropolo- 

 gist. They will be doing a socio- 

 economic study of sound fishing in 

 North Carolina, collecting data on who 

 the fishermen are, where they are 

 from, how much they spend locally on 

 fishing trips, and the type of fish they 

 catch. This information, the 

 researchers feel, will be useful for local 

 and regional planners in determining 

 the impact of sound fishermen upon 

 their communities. 



"please don't let 



me expire . . ." 



We are required by law to 

 periodically purge the list of 

 Coastwatch subscribers. If you 

 are a subscriber, you should 

 have already received a postage- 

 paid subscription card in the 

 mail. If you haven't and you 

 would like to continue receiving 

 Coastwatch, please send your 

 name and address as soon as 

 possible to Coastwatch, P.O. 

 Box 5001, Raleigh, N.C. 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. 8, No. 4, 

 April, 1981. Dr. B.J. Copeland, direc- 

 tor. Written and edited by Neil Cau- 

 dle, Kathy Hart, and Cassie Griffin. 

 Second-class postage paid at Raleigh, 

 NC 27611. 



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