educated about the problem," Spence says. 

 And R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.. one of the 

 world's largest manufacturers of cigarettes, 

 agrees. 



R.J. Reynolds is joining the First 

 Citizens Bank Big Sweep '91 with a "Don't 

 Leave Your Butt On the Beach" campaign 

 that the company is launching at 30 

 selected beaches across the nation. 

 Wrightsville Beach is one of the designated 

 beaches. 



They will be using billboards and 

 tentcards in local businesses to display 

 their cleanup message. 



"We're happy that R.J. Reynolds is 

 joining us." Spence says. "It's nice to see a 

 company such as RJR work with their 

 consumers to make them aware of our 

 litter problem. It's such a positive, pro- 

 active stance." 



How to Stay Tuned to 

 Big Sweep # 91 



If you want the latest news about the 

 First Citizens Bank Big Sweep '91, tune in 

 to one of the television stations helping to 

 coordinate this event. 



In Greensboro/High Point/Winston- 

 Salem, turn to WGHPiedmont 8 for news, 

 features and updates about the Sept. 21 

 cleanup. In the Triangle, watch WRAL; in 

 Wilmington, WWAY; and in the northeast, 

 WITN. For mountain viewing, catch the 

 evening news on WLOS, and in Charlotte, 

 WSOC is the station to watch. 



This year will be second year most of 

 these television stations have helped to 

 bring more information about The Big 

 Sweep to North Carolina citizens. 



"Each station has made a commitment 

 to help their viewers become more 

 environmentally aware," says Kathy Hart, 

 Big Sweep publicity coordinator and 

 Coastwatch editor. "The stations have 

 helped us make so many more people 

 aware of this cleanup. Their involvement 

 has been invaluable." 



Seafood and 

 the Environment 

 Symposium 



Sea Grant's seafood extension 



specialist David Green has organized a 

 multi-faceted Seafood and the Environ- 

 ment Symposium to be held in Raleigh 

 Sept. 29 through Oct. 3. 



The four-day symposium will kick off 

 with a reception Sunday night. The 

 Tropical and Subtropical Fisheries 

 Technology Conference will meet from 

 iMonday through noon on Tuesday. 

 Attendees will exchange information about 

 the latest developments in seafood 

 technology from production to utilization. 



Tuesday afternoon, participants will 

 receive a short course on water quality, 

 pollution prevention and regulations on 

 seafood residues/wastes. Tuesday night, 

 exhibitors will be on hand to display the 

 latest in food processing equipment and 

 ingredient supplies. 



Wednesday, the focus shifts to 

 pollution prevention in the seafood 

 industry as the 1991 Seafood Environmen- 

 tal Summit begins. The summit will focus 

 on water quality and waste reduction in 

 the seafood processing industry. 



Fishermen, seafood dealers, proces- 

 sors, government personnel and research- 

 ers should attend. The registration fee is 

 $160. 



For more information about the 

 conference, contact David Green at the 

 NCSU Seafood Laboratory in Morehead 

 City at 919/726-0254. 



Sea Grant Publications 

 Are Winners 



S.E.A. LAB: Science Experiments and 

 Activities is a winner. Judges for the 

 Society of Technical Communication's 

 International Publication Competition 

 presented an Award of Merit to Sea Grant 

 for its high school cuniculum guide for 

 science teachers. 



The award was based on the writing, 

 editing and design of the 200-page book. 

 S.E.A. Lab also won a Distinguished 

 Technical Communication award from the 

 Carolina Chapter of the STC. This award 

 qualified the book for the international 

 competition. 



Coastwatch also won a Carolina 

 Chapter Award of Excellence. 



Big Sweep Lauded as 

 Environmental Success 



The Big Sweep continues to bolster its 

 national reputation as a significant 

 environmental event. 



The nation's first statewide waterway 

 litter cleanup has been accepted for listing 

 in the 1991 Environmental Success Index, 

 a unique clearinghouse of environmental 

 information made available to key public 

 and private decision makers. 



Being part of the ESI means that Big 

 Sweep will be promoted as a model 

 program. 



Tina Hobson, spokesman for the ESI, 

 says Big Sweep's application was subjected 

 to "a rigorous verification process" before 

 being chosen for listing. 



Now policymakers, politicians, 

 citizens' groups, and public and private 

 organizations will be able to apply the 

 knowledge gained by Big Sweep volun- 

 teers to their own litter cleanup campaigns. 



And there's more. 



The Big Sweep has again won the 

 prestigious Take Pride in America national 

 award. 



For the fourth straight year. The Big 

 Sweep has been recognized with one of 

 the nation's top environmental kudos. 



The award was presented in Washing- 

 ton, D.C. on July 22. 



"Of course, we're very proud of what 

 The Big Sweep has accomplished over the 

 years," says Lundie Spence, Sea Grant's 

 marine education specialist and coordina- 

 tor of the annual waterway cleanup. "And 

 we're always striving to do more to make 

 our environment cleaner and safer." 



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