Pooling resources today 

 for tomorrow's profit 



Ever since man began trying to eke out a living 

 from fishing in North Carolina's coastal water- 

 ways, he's been at the mercy of two masters. Na- 

 ture, it seemed, sealed the fate of the size of his 

 catch. And back on shore, the marketplace deter- 

 mined how much he got for it. 



Oddly, the more generous Nature was with 

 supplies, the more stingy the marketplace was 

 with dollars. 



Fishermen in other places overcame at least one 

 of their masters — that monster of the marketplace. 

 Sea Grant, through a program called "continuing 

 education," is helping North Carolina's fisherman 

 do the same. The Sound and Sea Fisherman's Asso- 

 ciation Inc., which grew out of continuing educa- 

 tion, now offers about 250 member fishermen a 

 chance to call some of the shots at selling time. 



With resources pooled in a cooperative, mem- 

 bers can buy ice, fuel, nets and rigging in bulk at 

 cheaper prices. Probably most important is the 

 Association's build-up of freezer space, where sea 

 products can be held until supplies shrink and 

 market value goes up. Co-op headquarters are in 

 Wanchese and plans are for storage and modern 

 handling facilities to dot the coast from Ocracoke 

 to Virginia. 



Forming a co-op has meant refreshing members 

 in accounting and good business management. In 

 addition continuing education continually updates 

 fishermen on new equipment, like the hydraulic 

 lift, and how to use it. Through demonstrations, 

 new options in the fisheries business, such as clam 

 culture, are presented to coastal residents. 



A library on wheels, stocked with information 

 on everything from weather to building boats, 

 travels throughout the Albemarle region, keeping 

 the lines of communication open between the lab 

 and the folks who need help. 



The folks to see . . . 



So who can you turn to with questions 

 about your processing plant, making eel 

 pots or joining a fisherman's cooperative? 



At the Seafood Lab in Morehead City — 

 Ted Miller's been in the Morehead City 

 area for more than 20 years now, working 

 with the fishing industry and now at the 

 lab. He and staff, David Hill and Linda 

 Burgess, are eager to lend a hand in an- 

 swering questions about most any aspect of 

 seafood science and technology. They work 

 closely with extension food specialist Frank 

 Thomas at North Carolina State Univer- 

 sity. Thomas, a familiar face in the coastal 

 area for the last 16 years as a peddler of 

 education, is another link between you and 

 the research laboratory. 



Engineering advisory services in New 

 Bern — Norm Angel and co-workers Art 

 Chleborwicz, Walter Jones and Gene Crow 

 are the men who are willing to get out 

 there with you and help with your harvest- 

 ing gear problems and taking care of the 

 catch on board. They're in an office over 

 the Branch Bank and Trust building in 

 New Bern. 



Fisherman's co-op and continuing edu- 

 cation — To find out more about the fisher- 

 man's co-op, new equipment or if you're 

 having trouble keeping the books, contact 

 Jim McGee at the Division of Continuing 

 Education at East Carolina University. 

 Sumner Midgett in Camden and Hughes 

 Tillet in Wanchese also can help you get 

 the information you need. 



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 Sea Grant Program 

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 North Carolina State University 

 Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 



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