Energy from the ocean: 

 fact or fantasy? 



Is it fact or mere fantasy that the oceans will 

 furnish tomorrow's energy? 



A conference on energy from the oceans, set for 

 Jan. 27-28 in Raleigh, will bring together some of 

 the world's leading experts on ocean energy re- 

 search to answer this and more specific questions 

 on ocean energy sources. 



Dr. R. Cohen of the Energy Research and De- 

 velopment Administration will present an over- 

 view of ocean energy research and the U.S. Energy 

 from the Ocean Program. 



Speakers, including W. E. Heronemus of the 

 University of Massachusetts and S. H. Salter of 

 the University of Edinburgh, will discuss the 

 potential of energy from the seas' winds and waves. 

 Other speakers will explore the possibilities and 

 problems of capturing energy generated by dif- 

 ferences in ocean temperatures, known as ocean 

 thermal energy. 



Legal, political and environmental aspects of 

 using oceans for thermal energy production will be 

 the topic of a morning session during the meeting's 

 second day. Other sessions will address the prob- 

 lems of transporting ocean-produced energy to 

 inland users and the possibilities of ocean thermal 

 power plants off the nation's southeast coast. 



The conference should be of interest to govern- 

 ment, university and industry representatives 

 engaged in ocean and energy programs as well as 

 any support agencies and industries such as 

 electric utilities, shipbuilding firms and environ- 

 mental consultants. Sponsors include the UNC Sea 

 Grant Program, the Coastal Plains Center for 

 Marine Development Services, the NCSU Center 

 for Marine and Coastal Studies and the Division 

 of Continuing Education. 



Hotel reservations should be made directly with 

 the Hilton Inn, Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, N.C. 

 27607. A $35 registration fee should be paid to the 

 Division of Continuing Education, P.O. Box 5125, 

 N. C. S. U., Raleigh, N.C. 27607. Attention: John 

 B. Gordon. 



Do some need special care? 



Some people believe that some of our 

 coastal lands and waters need special care. 



The state's Coastal Area Management 

 Act reflects their belief. It says that some 

 parts of the coast are to be designated 

 "areas of environmental concern" (AECs). 

 In areas that are so designated, man's 

 activities will be more closely guided to 

 insure that we not destroy these resources. 



Before we can make sound decisions on 

 what lands and waters are named AECs, 

 we need to know why they may be worth 

 special treatment or why it may be unsafe 

 to use them. 



Coastal Development and Areas of En- 

 vironmental Concern, UNC Sea Grant 

 Publication 75-18, explains why some 

 people think some areas are important 

 enough to be AECs. Most of those who 

 contributed to the publication, and to the 

 spring symposium from which it is com- 

 piled, are scientists who have studied 

 marsh, dunes, estuaries and historic and 

 archaeological sites. Their thoughts are 

 based on years of research which here is 

 summed up in language the non-scientist 

 can understand. 



Tying in with the publication, which 

 was edited by Simon Baker of the UNC 

 Sea Grant advisory services program, is a 

 film which will discuss the importance of 

 dunes, estuaries and marsh. Under pro- 

 duction by Les Thornbury, N. C. State Uni- 

 versity landscape architecture student, the 

 film should be available for viewing by 

 clubs, civic organizations, school groups 

 and at public gatherings by February 1. 



Both the film and the publication are 

 designed to provide the citizen with infor- 

 mation needed to make sound decisions 

 about how his lands will be used in the 

 future. 



To order Coastal Development and Areas 

 of Environmental Concern, write the UNC 

 Sea Grant Program Office. 



University of North Carolina 

 Sea Grant Program 

 1235 Burlington Laboratories 

 North Carolina State University 

 Raleigh, N.C. 27607 



