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"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). For copies of 

 publications, write UNC Sea 

 Grant. NCSU, Box 8605. Raleigh. 

 N.C. 27695-8605. 



For teachers who 

 want to add a tropical 

 note to their classroom 

 lessons, Lundie Spence 

 has a workshop for you. 

 Spence, UNC Sea 

 Grant's marine educa- 

 tion specialist, is organizing a nine-day 

 teachers' workshop in Mayaguez, 

 Puerto Rico, July 14 to July 22. The 

 workshop is designed for sixth, seventh 

 and eighth grade teachers and 

 supervisors. 



It will provide educators with en- 

 vironmental teaching skills for 

 classroom and field-oriented activities. 

 They will explore coral reefs, 

 mangrove swamps and rain forests. 

 And the investigative skills they learn 

 can be applied to the temperate North 

 Carolina coast. 



The workshop also provides an op- 

 portunity for cultural and educational 

 exchange between North Carolina and 

 Puerto Rican educators. This will be a 

 bilingual program, but knowledge of 

 Spanish is not necessary. 



The cost of the workshop is $360, 

 which includes housing and a sub- 

 sistence allowance. The plane fare 

 from Raleigh to Mayaguez is about 

 $600. Participants will be responsible 

 for obtaining their own tickets. 



The workshop is limited to 15 par- 

 ticipants, and applicants will be accep- 

 ted on a first-come basis. A $100 

 deposit, due by May 1, will secure a 

 spot. 



Teachers and supervisors can 

 receive continuing education credits 



from North Carolina State Univer- 

 sity, gifted and talented credit, and 

 possibly two graduate credits in educa- 

 tion. For more information or an ap- 

 plication form, write Spence at UNC 

 Sea Grant, Box 8605, North Carolina 

 State University, Raleigh, N.C. 27695- 

 8605 or call 919/737-2454. 



UNC Sea Grant is of- 

 fering a marine policy 

 fellowship for graduate 

 study leading to a 

 master's degree in the 

 Department of Sociol- 

 ogy, Anthropology and 

 Economics at East Carolina Univer- 

 sity. The fellowship, which is ad- 

 ministered through the ECU Institute 

 for Coastal and Marine Resources, 

 provides a student with a $6,000 sti- 

 pend, full tuition and fees (including 

 out-of-state tuition), and funds for 

 supplies, travel and other research ex- 

 penses. The graduate student will 

 work with Michael Orbach, a maritime 

 anthropologist in the department, on 

 marine policy issues. 



Applicants should submit complete 

 transcripts, graduate record examina- 

 tion scores, a statement of interest and 

 at least three references to Orbach at 

 the Institute for Coastal and Marine 

 Resources, East Carolina University, 

 Greenville, N.C. 27834. For more in- 

 formation, call Orbach at 919/757- 

 6883 or 757-6779. Applications should 

 be submitted by April 15. 



Almost every day a 

 fisherman calls Sea 

 Grant agent Wayne 

 Wescott to ask about 

 shedding crabs. How do 

 I know when a crab will 

 "bust?" Should I use a 

 flow-through or closed recirculating 

 system to shed crabs? How should I 

 market my crabs? How much profit 

 can I expect? 



To help crabbers answer these ques- 

 tions, Wescott is planning a soft-crab 

 workshop March 2 from 10 a.m. to 



4:30 p.m. at the Beaufort County 

 Community College in Washington. 

 Experienced shedders will be on hand 

 to tell other fishermen about their suc- 

 cessful shedding methods. The 

 workshop will include discussions on 

 blue crab biology, peeler identification, 

 harvesting methods, facility design 

 and marketing. 



And this year, experts will discuss 

 shedding crabs in well-water, 

 temperature-controlled recirculating 

 systems. Crabbers in areas plagued 

 with poor water quality or sand and 

 silt problems can use well water to 

 shed crabs. And crab mortalities in 

 these systems are as low or lower than 

 systems that use brackish water. 



The fee for the workshop is $5 in ad- 

 vance or $6 at the door. For more in- 

 formation about the workshop or to 

 register, write Wayne Wescott, UNC 

 Sea Grant, Marine Resources Cen- 

 ter/Roanoke Island, P.O. Box 699, 

 Manteo, N.C. 27954 or call 919/473- 

 3937. Make checks payable to UNC 

 Sea Grant. 



Sea Grant researcher 

 Mike Orbach, a 

 maritime anthropologist 

 at East Carolina Uni- 

 versity, will again offer a 

 course on marine policy 

 at the Duke University 

 Marine Laboratory from July 15 to 

 August 16. 



The course introduces students and 

 professionals to marine policy and 

 policymaking. The history of marine 

 organizations, legislation and issues 

 will be traced, and their effects on 

 local, regional, national and inter- 

 national arenas will be explored. 



Students taking the course may 

 receive credit from either the Univer- 

 sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

 or Duke University. The deadline for 

 preregistration is April 15, but stu- 

 dents may enroll until the first day of 

 class. 



For more information about the 

 course, write Orbach at the Depart- 



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