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 

 (919/737-2454). 



Sea Grant's advisory 

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Dennis Regan, recreational advisory 

 agent on Roanoke Island, will be con- 

 ducting pier fishing classes every Wed- 

 nesday from June 24 until the end of 

 August. The classes will be held from 9 

 to 11 a.m. each week and will alternate 

 between Jeannette's and Nags Head 

 piers, beginning with Jeannette's Pier 

 June 24. Those interested must pre- 

 register by calling (919) 473-3937. 

 Equipment will be supplied, but par- 

 ticipants must buy their bait. 



After casting from the piers of the 

 Outer Banks during the morning, you 

 can learn how to cast in the surf during 

 the afternoon. Regan also has set up 

 surf fishing classes for 2 to 3 p.m. every 

 Wednesday from June 24 to the end of 

 August. James Hasty, a bait and 

 tackle owner, will teach the classes, 

 which will be held outside his shop in 

 Nags Head. Bring your own gear if you 

 want to ask questions about it or try 

 some of your new knowledge after the 

 class. 



Bob Hines, Sea Grant's marine ad- 

 visory agent at Bogue Banks, also will 

 hold a surf fishing class this summer. 

 To be held June 23 at the Bogue Banks 

 Marine Resources Center, the class 

 begins at 11 a.m. and will be followed 

 by a surf fishing field trip to a nearby 

 beach. The class is free, but those go- 

 ing on the field trip should bring their 

 own gear. 



At the Ft. Fisher Marine Resources 



Center, Debbie Ford of the Sea Grant 

 staff will be offering surf fishing classes 

 for youngsters, ages 9 to 12. Ford will 

 show the youngsters basic knot tying, 

 casting, baiting and surf fishing. All 

 materials for the class are supplied, but 

 the children are required to wear shoes. 

 Ford will be holding the classes June 

 16 and 26, July 10 and 28 and August 

 11 and 25 from 10 a.m. to noon at the 

 Ft. Fisher Marine Resources Center. 

 Parents must preregister their children 

 by calling (919) 458-8257. 



Bad weather is his 

 business. John Sanders, 

 UNC Sea Grant's new 

 coastal weather 

 awareness specialist, will 

 be working with North 

 Carolina coastal com- 

 munities to plan ways to protect lives 

 and property against severe storms 

 like hurricanes and northeasters. 



In his work, Sanders will help state 

 and local agencies develop and im- 

 prove their weather disaster plans. He 

 will also present workshops designed to 

 help people better understand the haz- 

 zards of severe weather, and how they 

 can protect their property. 



Sanders will be applying some of the 

 knowledge he learned while gathering 

 information for his master's thesis at 

 the University of South Carolina. For 

 his thesis, Sanders assessed the 

 hurricane preparedness of Myrtle 

 Beach, S.C. 



If you would like to contact Sanders, 

 write UNC Sea Grant, Box 5001, 

 Raleigh, N.C. 27650 or call (919) 737- 

 2314. 



Are you a wave watcher? You can 

 learn the dynamics of beaches and 

 waves by becoming a "wave watcher" 

 with Spencer Rogers, UNC Sea 

 Grant's coastal engineering specialist. 

 Rogers will give three talks on wave 

 dynamics this summer at the Ft. 

 Fisher Marine Resources Center out- 

 side Wilmington. The talks are 



scheduled for 1 p.m., June 18, July 16 

 and August 6. Rogers will begin his 

 discussion by showing participants 

 how waves work in an indoor wave 

 tank. Then the group will move to the 

 beach to observe the real thing. 



Outer Banks resi- 

 dents and visitors can 

 become a little richer in 

 their knowledge of the 

 coast this summer by at- 

 tending a series of talks 

 about the Outer Banks. 

 Dennis Regan, the Sea Grant 

 recreational advisory agent on 

 Roanoke Island, has organized the dis- 

 cussions, drawing on local and field ex- 

 perts to talk about everything from 

 peat mining to beach safety. 



The talks will be held at the N.C. 

 Marine Resources Center/Roanoke 

 Island at 8 p.m. each Thursday from 

 June 25 until the end of August. Area 

 residents and visitors are invited to at- 

 tend the free talks. 



Discussion leaders and topics are: 

 June 25 — John Sanders, Sea Grant's 

 coastal weather awareness 

 specialist, on hurricane 

 hazards; 



July 2 — Dennis Regan on beach 

 safety; 



July 9 — Bonnie Woodall, outdoor 

 recreation coordinator for 

 the Pea Island National 

 Wildlife Refuge, on summer 

 wildlife in the refuge; 



July 16— Henrietta List of the N.C. 



Nature Conservancy on flora 

 and fauna of Nags Head 

 Woods (followed by a field 

 trip July 17. To pre-register 

 call 473-3937); 



July 23 — Spencer Rogers, Sea Grant's 

 coastal engineering 

 specialist, on hurricane- 

 resistant construction; 



July 30— Herb Crase, U.S. Forest Ser- 

 vice, on native Indian 

 culture explored through ar- 

 tifacts; 



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