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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. 



Sea Grant research- 

 ers believe the hybrid 

 striped bass is about to 

 make a big splash in the 

 seafood market. 



And to help the hybrid 

 on its way, we've orga- 

 nized a team of Sea Grant experts to 

 study various aspects of its marketing. 



• Jim Easley, marine economics 

 specialist, will conduct a study to 

 determine the costs of producing 

 hybrids. 



• Marketing specialist Skip Kemp 

 will survey consumers and seafood 

 dealers to find out what market names 

 are used for the hybrid and which is 

 favored by consumers. 



• Joyce Taylor, seafood education 

 specialist, will make sure consumers 

 know how to prepare the hybrid; she'll 

 develop recipes for the fish. 



• Seafood extension specialist David 

 Green will examine possible products 

 to be made from hybrids, and he'll test 

 the hybrid's freezer life. 



• Associate Sea Grant Director Ron 

 Hodson was chosen recently as chair- 

 man of a committee to form a national 

 hybrid striped bass association. The 

 proposed association will promote the 

 commercial culture of the hybrid and 

 develop markets for the fish. 



Tune in to public television for a 

 better picture of Sea Grant in North 

 Carolina. Feb. 23 and March 1, Sea 

 Grant Director B.J. Copeland will 

 appear on "North Carolina People." 



He'll join host William C. Friday for 

 a lively look at North Carolina's coast. 

 He'll explain how Sea Grant research 

 and extension programs are helping us 



understand our marine resources. 



The 30-minute program airs on North 

 Carolina's public TV stations at 7:30 

 p.m., Monday, Feb. 23, and again at 6 

 p.m., Sunday, March 1. 



March 14 and 15, it's 

 likely more North Caro- 

 lina fishermen will be 

 inside than out on the 

 water. That's when Sea 

 Grant and the Carteret 

 County Waterman's As- 

 sociation will host the seventh annual 

 N.C. Commercial Fishing Show. 



New boats, gear and equipment will 

 be on display at the Crystal Coast 

 Civic Center in Morehead City. And 

 workshops and seminars on various 

 fisheries topics will be offered. 



In addition, the U.S. Coast Guard 

 will provide information on vessel and 

 fishing safety this year. There also will 

 be demonstrations using survival suits. 



The show's hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

 Saturday and Sunday. The civic center 

 is on U.S. 70 in Morehead City. 



For more information, call Bob Hines 

 at 919/247-4007. 



In conjunction with the 1987 N.C. 

 Commercial Fishing Show, Sea Grant 

 will sponsor a series of workshops for 

 commercial fishermen. 



Duncan Amos, a nationally known 

 gear specialist, will conduct a seminar 

 at the show at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 

 14 on corrosion control and preven- 

 tion. At 10 a.m. Sunday, Amos will 

 lead a session on electrical systems for 

 vessels up to 100 feet in length. 



Amos also will conduct workshops 

 in other areas of the coast. On Thurs- 

 day, March 12 at the Brunswick 

 County Complex in Bolivia, the topic 

 will be color chromoscopes. Amos will 

 repeat that session in Manteo on Mon- 

 day, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the N.C. 

 Aquarium on Roanoke Island. 



For more information, contact the 

 marine advisory agent in your area. 

 Wayne Wescott, Manteo (919/473-3937); 

 Bob Hines, Bogue Banks (919/247-4007); 

 or JimBahen, Ft. Fisher (919/458-5498). 



UNC Sea Grant is soliciting pro- 

 posals for the 1988-1989 funding period. 

 If you're a researcher and would like 

 to submit a proposal, call the Sea 

 Grant office in Raleigh or consult the 

 "Call for Proposals" memorandum avail- 

 able at the research office of your 

 university. 



All proposals must be submitted by 

 April 24. 



Fishermen who have 

 been around the tourna- 

 ment circuit know the 

 scene: a pile of billfish, 

 tuna, shark or king 

 mackerel, stacked on the 

 dock like cordwood, 

 baking in the hot summer sun. It's 

 enough to offend any concerned 

 fisherman. 



To help preserve fisheries stocks 

 and reduce the waste of a valuable 

 resource. Sea Grant has published Re- 

 ducing Kill in Fishing Tournaments. 

 The 10-page guide is geared toward 

 members of tournament committees 

 and fishing clubs, and it presents some 

 alternative ways to conduct a tour- 

 nament. 



For a free copy of Reducing Kill in 

 Fishing Tournaments, write Sea Grant. 

 Ask for UNC-SG-86-27. 



UnC Sea Gr ant has received 

 approval for its 1987 budget. The pro- 

 gram was awarded $1,189,000 in fed- 

 eral funds to complete the third year 

 of a three-year program proposal. The 

 federal funds are matched by $650,000 

 in state funds. 



Three Sea Grant re- 

 searchers have received 

 funds for a project to 

 develop marine recre- 

 ational fishing in Puerto 

 Rico and the U.S. Virgin 

 Islands. 



Marine Advisory Service Director 

 Jim Murray and East Carolina Univer- 

 sity anthropologists Jeff Johnson and 

 David Griffith will examine the demand 

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