TllK 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 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. 



UnC Sea Grant's 

 monthly newsletter 

 Coastwatch was award- 

 ed a silver medal for ex- 

 cellence in writing, edit- 

 ing, design, photography 

 and printing. 

 Coastwatch was among 60 entries 

 nationwide in the competition spon- 

 sored by the Council for the Advance- 

 ment and Support of Education. 



Judges honored the newsletter for 

 its in-depth coverage of coastal topics. 

 Coastwatch writers explored the geo- 

 logic history of the state's coastal plain. 

 They updated their readers on new 

 seafood products. And, they reported 

 the findings of a Sea Grant research 

 project on clam harvesting methods. 



Other Sea Grant publications were 

 honored in a technical art competition 

 sponsored by the Carolina Chapter of 

 the Society for Technical Communica- 

 tion. They included: 1) Amberjack, a 

 poster promoting the underutilized 

 fish — award of excellence, 2) Sea 

 Grant in North Carolina 1983-1984, an 

 annual report cover — award of excel- 

 lence, 3) Hooked on Fresh Fish and 

 Shellfish, a consumer's guide to sea- 

 food — award of merit, and 4) Sheeps- 

 head, a brochure promoting another 

 underutilized fish— award of merit. 



Shrimp is America's favorite sea- 

 food. But how can you fill your freezer 

 with this tasty crustacean and not 

 empty your pockets? 



Catch your own. 



Sea Grant's new booklet, A Guide to 

 Recreational Shrimping, will tell you 

 how. Written by advisory agent 



Wayne Wescott, the booklet covers 

 everything from regulations to culling 

 the catch. 



Using step-by-step descriptions and 

 diagrams, learn to build and outfit 

 trawl doors, to rig a trawl and to con- 

 struct a mast. Wescott describes how 

 to spot problems with your nets, lines 

 and doors. And he reveals what times 

 of the day are best for trawling. 



Wescott provides tips backed by 

 years of his own shrimping experience 

 and that of other recreational 

 shrimpers. For instance, he takes the 

 hassle out of figuring door sizes, tickler 

 chain lengths and towing times. 



For a copy of this 36-page illustrated 

 booklet, write Sea Grant. Ask for 

 UNC-SG-86-07. The cost is $4. 



Take a cup of tradi- 

 tion. Add some of coast- 

 al Carolina's most color- 

 ful personalities. Mix in 

 their favorite recipes. 

 Bake for a few years, 

 and you have a cook- 

 book called Coastal Carolina Cooking. 



Coastal Carolina Cooking, which 

 was published by the University of 

 North Carolina Press in Chapel Hill, 

 was written by Sea Grant writers 

 Nancy Davis and Kathy Hart. 



In its pages, you will meet 34 cooks 

 from Currituck County to Brunswick 

 County and everywhere in between. 

 They shared the dishes you won't find 

 on restaurant menus or in the pages of 

 fancy cookbooks. The recipes start 

 with the basics and almost never call 

 for ready-made ingredients. 



Taste the goodness of clam chowder 

 with cornmeal dumplings, flounder 

 stuffed with crab dressing, fried okra 

 and blueberry dumplings. 



And meet Frances Drane Inglis of 

 Edenton, Letha Henderson of Hubert 

 and Mitchell Morris of Smyrna. They 

 shared not only their recipes, but the 

 family history and tradition that sur- 

 rounded food preparation and eating. 



For a copy of Coastal Carolina Cook- 

 ing, check your local bookstore or 

 write the UNC Press, P.O. Box 2288, 



Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514. Prices are 

 $14.95 for the hardback and $8.95 for 

 the paperback. Add $1.50 for postage 

 for the first copy and 75 cents for each 

 additional copy. North Carolinians 

 must add 3 percent sales tax. Mail 

 orders must be prepaid by check, 

 VISA or Mastercard. 



The winds have reach- 

 ed 50 mph and the water 

 has risen 2 feet above its 

 norm. Your $60,000 boat 

 thrashes in its slip like a 

 wild horse in a stall. 

 The wind unleashes, 

 clocking 100 mph. The water rises. But 

 your boat lines are tied too tightly, and 

 the wild horse wants to cut loose. 



Instead, the taut reins pull the dock 

 pilings over. Your boat ricochets off 

 the boats nearby. Before long your 

 boat and several others have huge 

 gashes in their sides. They sink. 



Whether you own a catamaran or a 

 60-foot yacht, a hurricane can destroy 

 your boat. But a few simple steps can 

 safeguard your vessel if you meet a 

 storm eye-to-eye. 



Sea Grant has a new poster to help 

 recreational boat owners prepare for a 

 hurricane. It offers tips for checking 

 your gear, removing equipment, sec- 

 uring the boat and more. The poster, 

 which was developed by Sea Grant 

 marine agent Jim Bahen, has a check- 

 list for small-boat owners and for sail- 

 boat and large-boat owners. 



Hang a copy of this graphic 17-by-24 

 inch poster in your garage or marina. It 

 could make a difference the next time 

 a hurricane strikes. 



Single copies are free. To obtain, 

 write UNC Sea Grant and ask for 

 UNC-SG-86-08. 



Aquatic weeds can choke a pond. 

 Each year, the nuisance vegetation 

 takes over more of the state's ponds 

 and reservoirs. Thick mats of vegeta- 

 tion obstruct the paths of fishermen, 

 boaters and swimmers. Withdrawing 



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