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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 publi- 

 cations. 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. 



An accidental plunge 

 into cold winter waters 

 can be life-threatening, 

 no matter how well you 

 swim. The loss of body 

 heat is probably the 

 greatest hazard because 

 water cools the body 25 times faster 

 than cold air. Within 10 to 15 minutes, 

 the temperature in your body's core — 

 the brain, heart, lungs and other vital 

 organs — begins to cool, producing a 

 condition known as hypothermia. 



Signs of pain, tiredness, poor coor- 

 dination, numbness, poor speech and 

 mental confusion appear. When the 

 body's core temperature falls below 

 90°F, the victim becomes unconscious. 

 At 85°F, heart failure occurs. 



How fast does all this occur? The 

 answer depends on several factors in- 

 cluding water temperature, body size, 

 body fat and activity in the water. 

 Whatever the factors, there are some 

 steps you can take to improve your 

 chances of survival until you're res- 

 cued. 



Don't swim. A person cools 35 per- 

 cent faster by swimming. Instead, 

 move just enough to keep your head 

 and neck above water. If you're wear- 

 ing a life vest, assume the fetal posi- 

 tion, or if there is another person in the 

 water, huddle together. And, keep a 

 positive attitude about your rescue. A 

 will-to-live can make a difference. 



To treat a hypothermia victim, re- 

 warm him carefully. Do not massage 

 his arms or legs since cold blood could 

 flow to the core, further lowering the 

 body temperature. Apply warm, wet 

 towels to the head, neck, groin, chest 

 and abdomen. Even if a victim ap- 



pears drowned, administer heart mas- 

 sage and mouth-to-mouth resuscita- 

 tion. Transport the victim as soon as 

 possible to a hospital. 



The idea of air 

 freighting seafood is tak- 

 ing off in North Caro- 

 lina. With new markets 

 opening across the coun- 

 try and overseas, ship- 

 ping by air ensures the 

 product will reach its destination fast 

 and fresh — and still net the dealer a 

 profit. 



A new Sea Grant Blueprint, "Air 

 Freighting Seafood from Coastal 

 North Carolina," gives detailed sug- 

 gestions for packaging and shipping 

 fresh fish and shellfish. Written by 

 Gary Van Housen, Sea Grant's seafood 

 marketing specialist, the Blueprint in- 

 cludes information on shipping con- 

 tainers, packaging materials, airline 

 regulations and costs. It also lists cities 

 having airports with refrigeration fa- 

 cilities and companies distributing 

 packaging materials. 



For a free copy of Van Housen's 

 Blueprint, write UNC Sea Grant, Box 

 8605, N.C. State University, Raleigh, 

 N.C. 27695-8605. Ask for UNC-SG- 

 BP-85-4. 



UnC Sea Grant has been awarded 

 $1,250,000 in federal funds for 1986 by 

 the National Sea Grant College Pro- 

 gram, which is part of the National 

 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 

 tion. The funds will support the second 

 year of UNC Sea Grant's three-year 

 approved grant cycle. 



Why do sport fishermen prefer to 

 catch a grouper rather than a trigger- 

 fish, a snapper rather than a jack cre- 

 valle? It's all in how they perceive the 

 fish, say Jeff Johnson and David Grif- 

 fith, Sea Grant researchers at the Insti- 

 tute for Coastal and Marine Resources 

 at East Carolina University. 



In a new Sea Grant publication, Per- 

 ceptions and Preferences for Marine 

 Fish: A Study of Recreational Fisher- 

 men in the Southeast, Johnson and 



Griffith describe the results of a study 

 that was designed to find out why 

 fishermen favored some species of fish 

 over others. 



The results are already being used to 

 change recreational fishermen's minds 

 about some misunderstood species — 

 bonito, shark, jack crevalle, triggerfish 

 and more. 



For a copy of this publication, write 

 UNC Sea Grant. Ask for UNC-SG-85- 

 01. The cost is $3.75. 



For every snapper, 

 grouper and king mack- 

 erel a recreational fish- 

 erman has pulled in, you 

 can bet he's probably 

 cast aside an amberjack, 

 triggerfish or shark. 

 Why? Well, it's not because these fish 

 aren't just as good to eat. More than 

 likely, the fisherman just doesn't real- 

 ize that amberjack can be just as tasty 

 as king mackerel. 



To help some of these fish shake 

 their poor image and to ease the pres- 

 sure on more popular species. Sea 

 Grant Marine Advisory Service Direc- 

 tor Jim Murray and East Carolina Uni- 

 versity anthropologists Jeff Johnson 

 and David Griffith have developed a 

 series of 10 colorful brochures. Each 

 contains information on catching, 

 cleaning and preparing an underuti- 

 lized species. Amberjack, triggerfish, 

 skates and rays, sharks, sea robin, 

 sheepshead, bonito, panfish, jack cre- 

 valle and croaker are featured. And, 

 several recipes are included for each 

 species. 



The brochures were designed to 

 complement a National Marine Fisher- 

 ies Service study in which the re- 

 searchers examined why anglers pre- 

 fer some species of fish over others. 

 They found that recreational fisher- 

 men reject fish they perceive as ugly, 

 difficult to clean, dangerous to handle 

 and poisonous. Often, this rejection is 

 based on hearsay and rumor, rather 

 than actual experience. 



For a free copy of the brochures, 

 write Sea Grant. Please specify which 



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