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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. 



The N.C. Marine Re- 

 sources Centers are chang- 

 ing their names. This 

 month, they become the 

 N.C. Aquariums on Roa- 

 noke Island, at Pine Knoll 

 Shores and at Fort Fisher. 

 Mark Joyner, of the N.C. Office of 

 Marine Affairs which administers the 

 aquariums, says the new name more 

 accurately reflects what visitors will 

 see there. 



Last year, over 1 million visitors 

 peered into tank after tank of marine 

 creatures — sea turtles, eels, lobsters, 

 stingrays, crabs, starfish, sharks and 

 other fish native to North Carolina 

 waters. 



And the aquariums will still offer 

 exhibits, programs and field trips on 

 coastal ecology, history and art. 



Each aquarium will focus on a dif- 

 ferent aspect of the coast. 



The Roanoke Island aquarium em- 

 phasizes the unique aquatic life of 

 northeastern North Carolina fresh- 

 water sounds and rivers. 



At the Pine Knoll Shores aquarium, 

 learn how creatures survive in the sea 

 through adaptation. There, an aquar- 

 ium exhibit will show how sea crea- 

 tures use speed, venom, camouflage, 

 mimicry, electricity, armor, biolumi- 

 nescence and more to survive. 



At Fort Fisher, the emphasis is on 

 sharks. There, several species of native 

 sharks and their relatives, skates and 

 rays, swim in a 20,000-gallon tank — the 

 largest free-standing aquarium in the 

 state. 



This year, the aquariums hope to 

 attract even more visitors as they cele- 



brate their 10th anniversary and the 

 founding of the N.C. Aquarium 

 Society. The society is a non-profit 

 organization to support the programs 

 and activities at the aquariums. 



The aquariums are open year-round 

 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 

 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 

 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. 



For more information, contact the 

 aquarium on Roanoke Island, P.O. Box 

 967, Manteo, N.C. 27954 (919/473- 

 3493); the aquarium at Pine Knoll 

 Shores, P.O. Box 580, Atlantic Beach, 

 N.C. 28512 (919/247-4003); the aqua- 

 rium at Fort Fisher, Box 130, Kure 

 Beach, N.C. 28449 (919/458-8257); or 

 the N.C. Office of Marine Affairs, 417 

 N. Blount St., Raleigh, N.C. 27601 

 (919/733-2290). 



Your recipe calls for fish fillets, but 

 you've just reeled in a cooler full of 

 whole fish. 



If you're used to buying your sea- 

 food from the fish market, you may 

 not know how to clean and fillet your 

 catch. But the process isn't difficult. All 

 you need is a sharp knife, an inexpen- 

 sive scaler, a cutting board and Sea 

 Grant's latest brochure. 



Dressing Finfish is an 8-panel bro- 

 chure that describes how to fillet a 

 dressed fish or whole fish, or how to 

 cut butterfly fillets or steaks. 



The publication was prepared by 

 Joyce Taylor, Sea Grant's seafood 

 education specialist at the N.C. State 

 University Seafood Laboratory in More- 

 head City. 



For a free copy of the brochure, 

 write Sea Grant. Ask for UNC-SG- 

 86-10. 



Most of the time. Bob 

 Hines works behind the 

 scenes as he puts together 

 the N.C. Commercial 

 Fishing Show. But now 

 Hines is up front as the 

 1986 recipient of the 

 Southeast Sea Grant Marine Advisory 

 Service award. 



Hines, Sea Grant's MAS agent at 



Bogue Banks, won the award for co- 

 ordinating and promoting the Com- 

 mercial Fishing Show in Morehead 

 City. 



Hines competed against agents from 

 nine other states. He is the second MAS 

 agent from North Carolina to win the 

 award in four years. 



Sea Grant organized the show in 

 1983, and continues to sponsor it with 

 local fishing organizations and state 

 agencies. Each year, thousands of fisher- 

 men come to see new fisheries prod- 

 ucts and hear experts discuss topics 

 related to commercial fishing. 



This year, more than 5,000 men and 

 women attended what is now one of 

 the region's largest fishing shows. A 

 follow-up survey indicated it gener- 

 ated nearly $800,000 in sales. 



Growth and develop- 

 ment on the coast are 

 essential to the state's 

 economy. But at the same 

 time, they increase pres- 

 sures on the natural re- 

 sources. 



Sea Grant and the N.C. Bar Associa- 

 tion will present a coastal law confer- 

 ence to examine these issues Oct. 3 and 

 4 in Morehead City. 



The program will cover the laws and 

 regulations controlling development, 

 especially those relating to water qual- 

 ity, wetlands and public trust areas. 



It also will include a case study of a 

 fictitious development project and a 

 thorough look at the Administrative 

 Procedure Act. The speaker for Fri- 

 day's luncheon will be N.C. Attorney 

 General Lacy Thornburg. 



For more information, call Walter 

 Clark at Sea Grant, 919/737-2454. 



North Carolina has an adequate 

 water supply and a good chmate for 

 aquaculture. But the success of a ven- 

 ture may depend on the site you 

 choose. 



To help potential acquaculturists 

 choose a location for raising fish. Sea 

 Grant has revised Selecting an Aqua- 

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