The men of Sea Grant 

 advisory services 



At the 



advisory helm 



Leigh Hammond 

 133 1911 Building 

 N.C. State University 

 Raleigh, N.C. 27607 

 737-2138 



Leigh Hammond is at the hub of UNC Sea Grant 

 advisory services. It is his job to see that the marine 

 advisory program stays on track and rolls smoothly. 



Hammond is dedicated to putting together a program 

 that gets information into the hands of people who can 

 use it and benefit. His ear is tuned to the wishes, 

 gripes and problems of the coastal community and state 

 agencies with responsibilities in the eastern reaches of 

 our state. From the feedback he gets through advisory 

 agents, coastal citizens and state and local officials, 

 Hammond and Sea Grant administrators try to build 

 an advisory services program that targets on coastal 

 needs. 



When he isn't wearing the hat of advisory services 

 coordinator, Hammond is assistant vice chancellor for 

 university extension at NCSU. 



Simon Baker 



Room B, 1911 Building 



N.C. State University 



Raleigh, N.C. 27607 



737-3197 



Land-use 

 planning 



Simon Baker's title is hard to swallow all at once. He 

 calls himself a land-use planning advisory services 

 agent. 



What that means is that he is available to help coun- 

 ties, towns and state agencies that are up to their necks 

 in devising land-use plans as called for under the state's 

 1974 Coastal Area Management Act. 



Baker's background is in geography, aerial photog- 

 raphy and other remote sensing techniques — all of which 

 equip him to provide technical assistance to local and 

 state planners. 



Through a series of films, Baker is trying to explain 

 in terms everyone can understand how natural and 

 man-made forces act on the coastal environs, why 

 coastal resources are important and what planning and 

 management is likely to mean to the state's citizens. 



Jim McGee 

 P.O. Box 2727 

 E.C.U. 



Greenville, N.C. 27834 

 758-6138 



Commercial 

 fishing 



Sumner Midgett, Hughes Tillet and Jim McGee are 

 advisory agents to Tarheel fishermen. Information and 

 innovation characterize their work. 



Their mobile library that travels throughout the 

 northeastern counties is stocked with information on all 

 sorts of topics relating to fishing — from boat building 

 and weather to preparing a seafood feast. They make 

 regular trips to fill some 20 information display racks 

 stationed throughout the Albemarle region. The racks 

 provide the fishing community with convenient access 

 to helpful reading. Small meetings in coastal communi 

 ties are another avenue for updating fishermen on new 

 gear, new kinds of fishing, business management and 

 other topics. And because Midgett and Tillet have been 

 around the water and fishing most of their lives, they I 



Managing 



insect 



pests 



Dick Axtell Jim Dukes 



3324 Gardner Hall P.O. Box 809 

 Department Morehead City, 



of Entomology N.C. 28557 



N.C. State University 726-6841 

 Raleigh, N.C. 27607 

 737-2832 



Managing insect pests is the name of the game fo) 

 advisory agents Jim Dukes and Dick Axtell. Their goa 

 is to help coastal communities do a better job of con 

 trolling mosquitoes and biting flies with less expense 

 environmentally and economically. With more effective 

 less costly methods, the agents hope counties will be 

 able to manage large outbreaks of insect pests and keef 

 tourists happy. 



Axtell and Dukes have studied coastal insects undei 

 UNC Sea Grant and Agricultural Experiment Statior 

 funding since 1970. In the past two years, they begar 

 taking research findings to coastal pest control opera- 

 tors through training sessions. These continuing ses- 

 sions update pest control operators on current applica- 

 tion requirements and new control methods. The agents 

 also assist in calibrating equipment for safety and t( 

 get the most for dollars spent. 



Dukes and Axtell are available to assist in tailoring 

 pest management to the needs of specific localities. This 

 involves pinpointing the times and locations of seven 

 insect problems and mapping controls to combat specific 

 problems. 



