strumental in initiating the national 

 "World of Water"science fair competi- 

 tion and the National Youth Con- 

 ference on Marine and Aquatic Science 

 in 1984. 



In a letter to Spence, NCSU Chan- 

 cellor Bruce R. Poulton congratulated 

 her by saying, "Your efforts and devo- 

 tion to the application of knowledge 

 for individual enrichment, community 

 development and public service exem- 

 ■"'ify the spirit and mission of our 

 Land-Grant University." 



Chris Bender of Raleigh has a prize- 

 winning style. He's one of 16 pre- 

 college students recently named a win- 

 ner in the second annual World of 

 Water Competition. Sponsored by the 

 National Marine Education Associa- 

 tion, the competition recognizes stu- 

 dents across the nation with excep- 

 tional marine science projects. Bender 

 was selected for his project on the reac- 

 tion of schooling fish to predators. 



The winners and their sponsoring 

 teachers will participate in the 

 National Youth Conference Nov. 12 to 

 14 in San Diego, Calif. 



/"TT^ In 1984, North 

 / /&\ \ Carolina ranked second 

 / \ among trout-producing 



r^^«A^^ I states. Rainbow trout 

 Vgj^^^^^^^fer growers produced an es- 

 ^^^^^^ timated 3 to 5 million 



^^^^ pounds of the fish. Be- 

 cause the fish achieve optimal growth 

 in waters approximately 65 degrees 

 Fahrenheit, year-round production in 

 this state has been limited to the 

 mountain region. 



But in the warmer Piedmont and 

 coastal regions, water temperatures 

 are suitable for rainbow trout from ap- 

 proximately late October to early 

 May. In the winters of 1982 and 1983, 

 Sea Grant's Associate Director Ron 

 Hodson and marine advisory agent 

 Randy Rouse raised rainbow trout to a 

 marketable size in the estuarine waters 

 of South Creek, a tributary to the 

 Pamlico River. 



Now, they've detailed the results of 

 their research in a Blueprint, "Rais- 

 ing Rainbows." The Blueprint also 

 provides advice on setting up your own 

 rainbow trout operation. For a copy of 

 the free publication, write UNC Sea 

 Grant. Ask for UNC-SG-BP-85-5. 



If you're a coastal resident, you 

 probably know what salt air can do to 

 the metal on your car. But what about 

 other important objects on and around 

 your house — hurricane straps, air con- 

 ditioning units and door frames? Spen- 

 cer Rogers, UNC Sea Grant's coastal 

 engineering specialist, has written a 

 new Blueprint, "Corrosion in Salt 

 Air," that details the rate of corrosion 

 along the waterfront, its effects, and 

 the methods and materials that can be 

 used to slow its destruction. 



For a free copy of "Corrosion in Salt 

 Air," write UNC Sea Grant. Ask for 

 UNC-SG-BP-85-3. 



Coastwatch is published monthly 

 except July and December by the Uni- 

 versity of North Carolina Sea Grant 

 College Program, 105 1911 Building, 

 Box 8605, North Carolina State Uni- 

 versity, Raleigh, NC 27695-8605. Vol. 

 12, No. 9, October, 1985. Dr. B.J. 

 Copeland, director. Kathy Hart, 

 editor. Nancy Davis and Sarah Fri- 

 day, staff writers. 



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