BRINGING YOU 



INFORMATION 



When Roberta Naimark survived a rip cur- 

 rent, she wrote Sea Grant's communicators to 

 thank them for her Hfe. 



You see, the day before Naimark went for 

 that swim, she read a Sea Grant poster that 

 advised her about what to do if she were ever 

 caught in a rip current. 



"I read the poster never thinking that the 

 very next day I would put the information to 

 use," says Naimark. 



As Sea Grant's communicators, information 

 is our job. 



We're haisons between coastal North Caro- 

 lina and you — tourists, fishermen, scientists, 

 businessmen. Our main goal is to give you a 

 better understanding of the marsh where you 

 dig for clams, the dunes you cross on your way 

 to the beach, and even the seafood you eat. 



How do we do it? 



Well, you already know about Coastwatch. 

 In fact, you're one of about 15,000 subscribers 

 who receive the newsletter 10 times a year. 



The three of us, editor Kathy Hart and wri- 

 ters Nancy Davis and Sarah Friday, focus on a 

 single coastal topic in each issue. 



First we act as reporters, conducting inter- 

 views, gathering information and taking pho- 

 tographs. Then we settle down in front of our 

 computers to write the articles that keep you 

 informed. 



Our other monthly task is "Seascope," a ser- 

 ies of four 60-second public service announce- 

 ments. "Seascope" takes to the airwaves of 40 

 coastal stations, bringing residents and visitors 

 up-to-date on what's up at the coast. 



By blanketing the state's mails with bundles 

 of news releases, we inform you about the 

 latest Sea Grant research and advisory service 

 activities. 



That's not all. We take the work of our scien- 

 tists and marine agents and dot the i's, cross the 

 t's, add the commas and mark out the unneces- 



(Left to right) Nancy 

 Davis, Sarah Friday 

 and Kathy Hart in- 

 spect Coastwatch as 

 it rolls off the press 



sary to make their writing more understand- 

 able. 



Then we work with designers and printers to 

 package the information into pamphlets, book- 

 lets, posters or reports you can use. 



And we know you're using these publica- 

 tions. Sea Grant receives hundreds of requests 

 a week — over 60,000 requests a year — for every- 

 thing from Seashells Common to North Caro- 

 lina to A Guide to Soft Shell Crabbing. 



We probably have some publications that 

 will help you work or play in coastal North 

 Carolina. For a publications brochure, write 

 UNC Sea Grant, Box 8605, N.C. State Univer- 

 sity, Raleigh, N.C. 27695. 



