NORTH CAROLINA "TATE LIP 



University of North Carolina 

 Sea Grant Program 



NEWSLETTER 





1235 Burlington Labora 



ories 



NOVEMBER, 1975 



NCSU, Raleigh. W.C. 27fi07 Tel: 



'919)737-2454 



More mileage 

 from our 

 resources 



We'd like to have our cake and 

 eat it too. 



We want an environment rich 

 in raw materials, clean air and 

 water, lush foods and eye- 

 pleasing scenery. But our mouths 

 water for resources that nourish 

 a richer life. 



We realize that use sometimes 

 turns to abuse. And with some 

 resources getting short, we want 

 to get the most mileage from our 

 lands, water, minerals and wild- 

 life. 



University scientists whose 

 work is supported by the UNC 

 Sea Grant Program are looking 

 for ways to stretch the mileage 

 we get from coastal resources. 

 They are seeking knowledge that 

 will enable us to continue getting 

 fat on the earth's bounty without 

 being unwise and wasteful. 

 Ultimately they hope their find- 

 ings will someday help improve 

 the economic and environmental 

 quality of life for people in the 

 coastal zone. 



This newsletter describes the 

 projects UNC Sea Grant-sup- 

 ported researchers at N.C. State 

 University, East Carolina Uni- 

 versity, UNC at Wilmington and 

 Chapel Hill will do during 1976 to 

 provide information needed for 

 making the most of our unique 

 resources in coastal North Caro- 

 lina. 



Counterattacking 



shellfish 



viruses 



Put one first grader with mea- 

 sles in with 30 others and you're 

 likely to get a room full of red- 

 splotched faces. 



Shrimp and crab don't get 

 measles. But they are subject to 

 many diseases that spread at 

 least as fast as measles among 

 first graders. Disease can pre- 

 sent real problems for anyone 

 trying to culture shellfish in a 

 confined area. An entire popula- 

 tion can be quickly wiped out if 

 a fatal disease invades a culture 

 tank. 



Biologist Charles Bland has 

 been a pioneer in identifying and 

 controlling fungal diseases of 

 blue crab and shrimp in aqua- 

 culture. But his Sea Grant sup- 

 ported research is of little use if 

 it never gets beyond the door of 

 his East Carolina University lab. 

 That's why his goal for 1976 is to 

 get his findings into a form that 

 anyone who farms shellfish can 

 use to identify and treat disease. 

 He plans to develop two hand- 

 books. One will describe fungi 

 affecting shellfish and provide 

 keys to identifying disease. The 

 other will focus on diagnosing 

 and controlling shellfish diseases 

 caused by fungi. Meanwhile 

 Bland will continue building on 

 his knowledge through continued 

 study of the biology of shrimp 

 fungi and chemical and biological 

 control methods. 



