10.8 million pounds of shrimp with a 

 dockside value of $19.1 million. The 

 largest harvest was 14.6 million pounds 

 in 1953. 



What made last year so profitable? 

 Conditions in the sounds were almost 

 perfect for the young shrimp to grow, 

 says Ed McCoy, assistant director of 

 the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. 

 Little rain and freshwater runoff, and a 

 dry spring and summer kept water in 

 the state's primary nursery areas at a 

 high salinity level. The salty estuaries 

 and an excellent survival rate helped 

 increase the numbers of shrimp. 



You've readied your boat for a 

 summer on the sea, and you've charted 

 your course. But before you climb 

 aboard, there's more to remember 

 than your deck shoes and cooler. 



Don't leave the docks without know- 

 ing boating safety rules. The extra 

 knowledge could save your life. 



June 1 to 7 is designated as National 

 Safe Boating Week. Bone up on safety 



tips with a course offered by organiza- 

 tions such as the U.S. Coast Guard, the 

 U. S. Power Squadron and the Ameri- 

 can Red Cross. In 10 weeks, boat 

 owners and other sailors can learn 

 about boat equipment and mainte- 

 nance, first aid and the rules of the 

 open sea. All courses are free. 



To find out about the classes, call 

 your local Red Cross, USPS office or 

 Coast Guard station. Or call the 

 BOAT/U.S. Foundation at 1-800-336- 

 BOAT. 



BeLinda Hoots is the new fisheries 

 technician at Sea Grant's Aquaculture 

 Research Center in Aurora. Hoots, a 

 graduate of N.C. State University in 

 fisheries and wildlife, obtained aqua- 

 culture training as a U.S. Peace Corps 

 volunteer. She recently completed an 

 assignment as supervisor of a fisheries 

 development program in Sierra 

 Leone, West Africa. Hoots will work 

 with aquaculture agent Randy Rouse 

 on Sea Grant's research with striped 

 bass hybrids. 



The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings bal- 

 anced-budget act, formally known as 

 the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

 Deficit Control Act of 1985, affects 

 everyone — including Sea Grant. In 

 1986, the National Sea Grant Program 

 expects to receive a 4.3 percent cut in 

 funds, says UNC Sea Grant Director 

 B.J. Copeland. The National Sea Grant 

 office is responsible for distributing 

 funds to the various state programs 

 including UNC Sea Grant. 



Coastwatch is published monthly 

 except July and December by the 

 University of North Carolina Sea 

 Grant College Program, 105 1911 Build- 

 ing, Box 8605, North Carolina State 

 University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8605. 

 Vol. 13, No. 5, May, 1986. Dr. B.J. 

 Copeland, director. Kathy Hart, edi- 

 tor. Nancy Davis and Sarah Friday, 

 staff writers. 



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