DR. THOMAS L. LINTON 



Dr. Linton is director of the N.C. 

 Office of Marine Affairs. Prior to 

 assuming that position last fall, he 

 served as Commissioner of the N.C. 

 Division of Commercial and Sports 

 Fisheries. Linton was on the Uni- 

 versity of Georgia faculty before 

 coming to North Carolina in 1 968. 



Using our coastal resources wisely 



North Carolina's coast is filled with a wealth of natural resources. As the 

 beaches with their unique natural features become increasingly popular as 

 vacation and living areas, it becomes a must that the state take action to 

 insure that our limited coastal resources are conserved. 



North Carolina is fortunate to have in operation mechanisms capable of 

 guiding the wise use of our coastal resources. 



State agencies, such as the N.C. Office of Marine Affairs, are charged with 

 the responsibility of designing and putting into effect organized, long-range 

 plans for managing the use of coastal lands and resources. 



But before state administrators can design wise resource conservation 

 plans, they must have a thorough understanding of the forces acting on the 

 coastal areas — and the impact of these forces on natural resources. 



For this information, they turn to the University, the institution with 

 research capabilities to get at answers to coastal questions. University 

 scientists, such as those supported by the UNC Sea Grant Program, are 

 conducting research to learn exactly what resources we have, how they are 

 affected by increased development, and what we can expect to happen to 

 them in the future. They are also studying ways to develop coastal resources 

 in a wise manner. Working closely with state agencies, University scientists 

 help answer questions and solve problems brought to them from various 

 agencies and the public. 



Playing a central role in developing plans for coastal resource use is the 

 N.C. Marine Science Council, a part of the Office of Marine Affairs. The 

 Council has the responsibility of contributing direction, unity and continuity 

 to the formulation and achievement of the state's goals and objectives relat- 

 ing to coastal resources. 



The Marine Resources Center, with facilities under construction in Dare, 

 Carteret and New Hanover Counties, will provide an arena for carrying out 

 coastal resource management plans developed by the Marine Affairs office. 

 A coastal planning section, now being established, will seek to achieve land 

 and water resource management programs that integrate local, state and 

 federal interests. 



With the recent enactment of the Coastal Area Management Act, state 

 agencies, the University and the public have been brought closer together in 

 achieving wise land and resource use in coastal Carolina. 



he University of North Carolina Sea Grant Program Newsletter is 

 Wished monthly by the University of North Carolina Sea Grant Program, 

 1235 Burlington Laboratories, Yarborough Drive, North Carolina State 

 University, Raleigh, N. C. 27607. Vol. 1, No. 2, June, 1974. Dr. B. J. 

 Copeland, Director. Dixie Berg, Editor. Second-class postage paid at 



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Pest control course held 



A two-day training course on 

 mosquito and biting fly control in 

 the coastal area May 8-9 attracted 

 some 50 participants, representing 

 all coastal counties. 



Sponsored by the UNC Sea Grant 

 Program and held at the Division of 

 Commercial and Sports Fisheries in 

 Morehead City, the course covered 

 techniques for surveying and con- 

 trolling mosquitoes, greenheads, yel- 

 low flies and sand flies. It was con- 

 ducted by North Carolina State 

 University entomologists, led by Dr. 

 R. C. Axtell, and by the N.C. Depart- 

 ment of Human Resources, Solid 

 Waste and Vector Control Branch. 



Participants reviewed state poli- 

 cies for insect control and pesticide 

 safety. They were shown methods of 

 sampling and monitoring to deter- 

 mine when and where insect popula- 

 tions are at their peak. In the area 

 of specific controls, participants ex- 

 amined ULV, or ultra low volume, 

 and discussed methods of ditching 

 and impoundment. 



Information covered at the course 

 is available in the Sea Grant publi- 

 cation, "Training Manual for Mos- 

 quito and Biting Fly Control in 

 Coastal Areas." 



The manual, of potential interest 

 to workers engaged in pest control, 

 extension agents and fisheries and 

 wildlife biologists, is available at 

 the Program office. 



Dolphin raised from egg 



Attempts to raise the delicate 

 dolphin fish from egg to juvenile 

 have succeeded in research sup- 

 ported by UNC Sea Grant. 



Research assistants, Bob Rainville 

 and Harry Liner, working with Dr. 

 Charles Mayo at the National Ma- 

 rine Fisheries Service laboratory in 

 Miami, succeeded in rearing dolphin 

 through the extremely vulnerable 

 larval period lasting approximately 

 13 days. This is believed to be the 

 first time juvenile dolphin have been 

 raised from an egg in the laboratory. 



The research, one aspect of Dr. 

 W. W. Hassler's Sea Grant project 

 to raise dolphin for food, sought to 

 determine the conditions best suited 

 for rearing dolphin. Efforts to im- 

 prove rearing techniques are con- 

 tinuing. 



