Workshop marksfirst step 

 toward managing islands 



Dredge islands in North Carolina's estuaries are 

 valuable nesting sites for waterbirds such as gulls, 

 terns and egrets, Sea Grant researchers have 

 found. 



In a workshop held at Atlantic Beach in late 

 May, steps were taken that could set the stage for 

 managing dredge islands for the birds. 



Some 70 workshop participants, representing 25 

 agencies and organizations and seven states, heard 

 a review of research conducted on the islands by 

 Sea Grant researchers, Dr. James Parnell of UNC- 

 Wilmington and Robert Soots of Campbell College. 



In addition to exploring the legal, financial and 

 engineering aspects of managing dredge islands 

 for the birds, workshop speakers reviewed the biol- 

 ogy of the birds and the effects of management on 

 the estuarine environment. 



A field trip to the dredge islands where the 

 waterbirds were nesting was a highlight of the 

 workshop. 



It was pointed out during the workshop that 

 dredge island management is already being carried 

 out in a cooperative effort by the U. S. Army Corps 

 of Engineers, Wilmington District and Sea Grant 

 researchers, Parnell and Soots. 



But participants concluded that a more compre- 

 hensive management program is needed and that 

 responsibility for such a program should lie with 

 an agency charged with resource management 

 throughout the ecosystem, not just on the dredge 

 islands. 



It was agreed that a lack of knowledge of the 

 number of birds nesting in North Carolina and 

 other states could hamper the effectiveness of a 

 management effort. 



The workshop was jointly sponsored by Sea 

 Grant and the N. C. Agricultural Extension Ser- 

 vice. 



UNC SEA GRANT 

 PUBLICATIONS 



The following are publications produced 

 by UNC Sea Grant relating to coastal man- 

 agement and the law of the sea. They are 

 available from the Program office. 



Attitudes Regarding a Law of the Sea 

 Convention to Establish an International 

 Seabed Regime. Wurfel, S. W., ed. UNC- 

 SG-72-02. 



Public Rights and Coastal Zone Man- 

 agement. Schoenbaum, T. J. UNC-SG- 

 72-13. 



The Surge of Sea Law. Wurfel, S. W. 

 UNC-SG-73-01. 



The Latin American Approach to the 

 Law of the Sea. Samet, J. H. and R. L. 

 Fuerst. UNC-SG-73-08. 



The Continental Shelf Lands of the 

 United States: Mineral Resources and the 

 Laws Affecting their Development, Ex- 

 ploitation and Investment Potential. 

 Dahle, E. UNC-SG-73-11. 



International Fishery Law. Wurfel, 

 S. W. UNC-SG-74-01. 



Emerging Ocean Oil and Mining Law. 

 Wurfel, S. W. UNC-SG-74-02. 



Current Aspects of Sea Law. Wurfel, 

 S. W. UNC-SG- 74-03. 



State and Federal Jurisdictional Con- 

 flicts in the Regulations of United States 

 Coastal Waters. Suher, T. and K. Hen- 

 nessee. UNC-SG-74-05. 



Maritime Resource Conflicts — Perspec- 

 tives for Resolution. Messick, P. UNC- 

 SG-74-06. 



The Abstention Doctrine. Freeman, B. 

 UNC-SG-74-07. 



University of North Carolina 

 Sea Grant Program 

 1235 Burlington Laboratories 

 North Carolina State University 

 Raleigh, N.C. 27607 



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 Raleigh, N.C. 27611 



