Publications to Enrich Your Coastal Library 



Sea Grant has some fresh 

 offerings. Several new and re- 

 printed publications, on a variety 

 of topics, are hot off the presses. 



THE SCOOP 

 ON DIOXIN 



What is dioxin? Where does 

 it come from? How much of the 

 chemical is in posted waters? Is it 

 safe to eat fish from some rivers? 



You'll find the answers to 

 these and other questions in 

 Dioxin: Sources, Health Risks, 

 Alternatives, a four-page fact 

 sheet developed by UNC Sea 

 Grant and the N.C. Coopera- 

 tive Extension Service. 



The fact sheet provides 

 answers for some of the public's 

 most frequently asked questions 

 about dioxin. 



This chemical is produced as 

 a by-product of the bleaching 

 process in papermaking and has 

 been found in risky quantities in 

 fish and sediments in some of 

 North Carolina's coastal waters. 



This paper describes dioxin, 

 its health risks, and ways to 

 assure safe eating of fish that 

 may be contaminated with the 

 chemical. 



For a free copy, write Sea 

 Grant. Ask for UNC-SG-FS-91-01. 



ARTIFICIAL REEF 

 MANAGEMENT 



People who fish or dive 

 among artificial reefs in ocean 

 waters off North Carolina, Texas 

 and Florida were surveyed in 

 this paper, which offers sugges- 

 tions for management of these 

 resources. 



The 59-page report, User 

 Views of Artificial Reef Manage- 

 ment in the Southeast, profiles 



artificial reef users and 

 examines their general 

 knowledge and use of artificial 

 reefs. It also identifies their 

 views on artificial reef 

 administration, funding, siting, 

 construction, information, 

 evaluation, conflict experi- 

 ences and acceptance of 

 management restrictions. 



For a copy, write Sea 

 Grant. Ask for UNC-SG-91-03. 

 The cost is $3.50. 



HOW TO HANG 

 A GILL NET 



Along the East Coast, gill 

 nets are among the most 

 popular nets for both commer- 

 cial and sport fishing. The 

 versatile gill net can be used to 

 catch a variety of fish — from 

 trout to hake and flounder. 



It can easily be staked, 

 anchored, allowed to drift or 

 pulled by a boat. 



Making your own gill net is 

 one easy way to cut down on 

 fishing costs. How to Hang a 

 Gill Net outlines steps for 

 doing this, including tips on 

 buying the supplies, hanging 

 the net, and following 

 regulations. 



For a copy, write to Sea 

 Grant. Ask for UNC-SG-79-03. 

 The cost for this 16-page, 

 illustrated booklet is $1.50. 



PUBLICATIONS 

 CATALOG 



Sea Grant Publications has 

 been reprinted and includes 

 up-to-date listings of the 

 books, booklets, brochures, 

 posters and other materials 

 published by our program. 



Flip through our catalog, 



and choose from informative 

 publications on coastal topics of 

 interest to you — - recreation, 

 fishing and aquaculture, 

 seafood, education and our 

 changing coast. 



The publication is free. For 

 a copy, write Sea Grant. Ask for 

 UNC-SG-91-04. 



SUCCULENT 

 SURIMI 



The Japanese have been 

 eating it for years, and now it's 

 popular in America too. What 

 is the dish that has gained 

 international popularity? 



Surimi, It's a fish paste 

 made from Alaska pollock, 

 and it's shaped into pseudo- 

 seafood products such as crab 

 flakes, crab legs and scallops. 



Now Sea Grant researcher 

 Tyre Lanier and the Technical 

 Subcommittee of the Surimi 

 Committe have standardized 

 the procedure for evaluating 

 the fish paste produced in the 

 United States. 



The procedure will allow 

 surimi producers to accurately 

 write reliable buyer-seller 

 contracts, to ensure quality 

 control and to predict the 

 surimi's useability. 



This standardization 

 procedure is now available in 

 a manual produced by Sea 

 Grant and and the National 

 Fisheries Institute. 



For a copy of A Manual of 

 Standard Methods for Measur- 

 ing and Specifying the 

 Properties of Surimi, write UNC 

 Sea Grant. The cost is $6. Ask 

 for UNC-SG-91-01. 



THE CAPE 



HATTERAS 



LIGHTHOUSE 



Since 1871 the Cape 

 Hatteras lighthouse has been a 

 welcome sight for sailors 

 entering the treacherous region 

 off North Carolina's Outer 

 Banks known as the Grave- 

 yard of the Atlantic. 



At 208 feet high, it is the 

 tallest lighthouse in the 

 country and has been called 

 North Carolina's most famous 

 landmark. 



Through the years, it has 

 withstood the ravages of 

 humans and nature, but its fate 

 is in question. In Cape 

 Hatteras Lighthouse: Sentinel of 

 the Shoals, Dawson Carr tells 

 the story of the noble light- 

 house and speculates on its 

 precarious future. 



For ordering informa- 

 tion about this 144-page 

 paperback, call the Univer- 

 sity of North Carolina Press 

 at 919/966-3561. 



When ordering Sea Grant 

 publications, please use your 

 mailing label from Coastwatch 

 or the customer identification 

 number that appears above 

 your name. This will speed 

 deliver)'. Also be sure checks are 

 made payable to Sea Grant, 

 unless otherwise specified. 



Send all publication requests 

 to: Publications, Sea Grant, Box 

 8605, North Carolina State 

 University Raleigh, NC 27695 

 If you wish to order multiple 

 copies or need further assis- 

 tance, contact Carole Purser, 

 publication distribution 

 manager, at 919/515-2454. 



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