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BEAUTY IN THE EYE OFTHE BEHOLDER: 

 HAMMOCKS BEACH STATE PARK 



Join Pam Smith for a day at Hammocks Beach State Park and its crown 

 jewel, Bear Island. The trip inspires many visitors to count the park's 

 natural wonders 6 



LIFELONG LESSONS: 

 COASTALTHEMES RESONATE 



As president pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate, Marc Basnight 

 often turns back to the childhood lessons learned while watching the 

 cycles of nature on the Outer Banks 1 1 



POUND NETTING: 



RICH FISHING TRADITION SEEING DECLINE 

 Some fishers are pulling up their pound nets because this traditional 

 fishing style is so tedious and time-consuming. Ann Green talks with 

 veteran pound netters on the Pamilco Sound and Chowan River. 

 Meanwhile, Katie Mosher introduces a Manns Harbor retiree who 

 shares stories of life on the water 16 



MARITIME MORSELS: 



Shucking Oysters, Clams Like a Pro 



Environmental health specialist Wayne Mobley demonstrates how to 

 use a knife properly when shucking oysters and opening clams. With 

 those lessons in hand, it will be time to try some shellfish recipes 

 from Joyce Taylor 21 



SEA SCIENCE: 



Researchers Conduct Breakthrough Studies on Fish Antibiotics 



North Carolina Sea Grant researchers have discovered a new, naturally 

 occurring antibiotic in hybrid striped bass that may have implications 

 for treating diseases in humans and animals 23 



NATURALISTS NOTEBOOK: 

 Field Notes from Bear Island 



A group of North Carolina State University students set out to 



"discover" Bear Island as part of a class taught by North Carolina 



Sea Grant specialists Lundie Spence and Walter Clark 26 



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