THE BACK PACE 



"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 UNO Sea Grant, NCSU, Box 

 8605, Raleigh, N.C. 27695-8605. 



It's 95 degrees. The 

 sun shoots its scorching 

 rays down on you hke a 

 .44 Magnum. It blazes 

 your skin and burns your 

 eyes. 



The laser-like rays 

 have the same effect on your eyes as on 

 your skin, doctors say. To prevent 

 problems, sun-seekers should take sim- 

 ilar precautions with their eyes. 



A new Sea Grant Blueprint, The Sun 

 and Your Eyes, offers practical eye 

 care advice for fishermen, lifeguards 

 or others who spend their days in the 

 sun. It includes methods for soothing 

 sun-strained eyes, tips on buying sun- 

 glasses and a list of sun-related prob- 

 lems that can occur. 



For a copy of this free, one-page 

 guide, write UNC Sea Grant. Ask for 

 UNC-SG-BP-86-2. 



When the first tropical storm was 

 named earlier this year, the telephones 

 at the National Weather Service began 

 ringing. Folks were calling a number 

 set up by the National Weather Service 

 to find out more about Andrew. 



For the latest tropical storm and hur- 

 ricane advisory, you can call 1-900- 

 410-NOAA. A recording by a forecast- 

 er from the National Hurricane Center 

 in Coral Gables, Fla., will give you an 

 update on the storm. 



Each call will cost 50 cents for the 

 first minute and 35 cents for each addi- 

 tional minute. 



The system will only be activated 

 when there is a named tropical storm 

 or hurricane. 



It's hurricane season again. And this 

 could be the year when another Hazel 

 strikes our coast. 



Will you be prepared? 



To make sure, send for About Hur- 

 ricanes, what to do and when to leave. 

 The brochure tells you what to expect 

 when a hurricane strikes, how to plan 

 ahead, what to do if one is forecast, 

 and what to do after the storm. 



The brochure also includes a large 

 tracking map that can be used to fol- 

 low the progress of the season's hurri- 

 canes. 



For a free copy, write Sea Grant. 

 Ask for About Hurricanes. 



Sea Grant and the 

 N.C. Bar Association 

 will present a confer- 

 ence on coastal environ- 

 mental laws and proce- 

 dures Oct. 3 and 4 at the 

 Crystal Coast Civic Cen- 

 ter in Morehead City, N.C. 



The one-and-a-half day program 

 will focus on laws and regulations con- 

 trolling development, especially those 

 related to water quahty, wetlands and 

 pubhc trust areas. 



The first day, participants will dis- 

 cuss a case study representing a major 

 coastal development project. The 

 study raises many issues encountered 

 in coastal development. 



The second day's agenda focuses on 

 the administrative process. Topics in- 

 clude how regulations are made, how 

 the public may become involved in 

 rule-making, and what remedies are 

 available to parties affected by en- 

 forcement (or lack of enforcement) of 

 regulations. 



Hotel accommodations are availa- 

 ble at the Holiday Inn in Atlantic 

 Beach, and at the Lord Carteret in 

 Morehead City. Reservations should 

 be made before Sept. 19. 



For tuition rates or more informa- 

 tion, contact Jim Hatch, Office of 

 Continuing Legal Education, N.C. Bar 

 Association, P.O. Box 12806, Raleigh, 

 NC 27605 (919/838-0561). Or contact 

 Walter Clark at Sea Grant. 



Teach a youngster 

 about the marine envir- 

 onment. 



Coastal Capers is a 

 booklet written and de- 

 signed to help teachers, 

 parents and scout lead- 

 ers educate children 5 to 11 years old 

 about the coast. 



Through a series of 20 fun but edu- 

 cational "capers," adults can open a 

 child's eyes to the buoyancy of salt 

 water, the differences in sand and the 

 art in shell shapes. 



Written by Sea Grant marine educa- 

 tion specialist Lundie Spence and 

 teacher Vivian Barbee Coxe, the cap- 

 ers take complicated concepts and 

 make them easy and fun to learn. 



For instance, teach kids about the 

 food web. All it takes is a group of 

 enthusiastic youngsters, several balls 

 of different colored yarn and a little 

 knowledge of what creatures eat. 



Or how about teaching 8-year-olds 

 the concept of overfishing and re- 

 source management. It takes only a 

 bowl and several bags of goldfish 

 crackers. 



Coastal Capers is chocked full of art 

 that can be reproduced with a photo- 

 copy machine. 



For a copy of the booklet, write Sea 

 Grant. Ask for UNC-SG-84-05. The 

 cost is $3.50. 



The National Coastal Resources Re- 

 search and Development Institute in 

 Newport, Ore., is accepting proposals 

 for research projects. The center funds 

 multi-disciplinary studies of coastal 

 and marine problems. 



Research proposals should be nation- 

 al in scope, demonstrate a high poten- 

 tial for success and show that the 

 research will benefit the economies of 

 coastal regions. 



Sea Grant Director B.J. Copeland 

 and Sea Grant researcher Mike Orbach 

 are on the institute's 15-member advi- 

 sory board. 



For copies of proposal forms, write 

 Joye Stephenson at Sea Grant. 



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