specialization, they're all there to serve the coastal 

 public in whatever way they can. Dennis Regan 

 (N.C. Marine Resources Center/Roanoke Island, 473- 

 3937) is located in one of the recreation hot-spots of 

 the state. His specialities are marina operations, 

 charter boats and tourism. In 1979 he plans to pre- 

 sent a series of programs on recreational safety and 

 coastal ecology. Regan also is continuing work with 

 Dare County residents to establish an Outer Banks 

 bike trail. 



Hughes Tillett (N.C. Marine Resources Cen- 

 ter/Roanoke Island 473-3937) is an old timer with Sea 

 Grant. A native of Wanchese and a former commer- 

 cial fisherman, he's a well known source of reliable 

 information on fishing off the Outer Banks. This year 

 Tillett is continuing to introduce local fishermen to 

 new hydraulic and electric gear for small boats. And 

 he'll work with folks interested in starting clam and 

 oyster culture operations in all sections of the coast. 



Skipper Crow (Marine Resources Center/Bogue 

 Banks, 726-0125) is involved in the problems that con- 

 cern fishermen too. But he also has a special interest 

 in seeing that North Carolina seafood reaches new 

 markets as far inland as the Midwest. This year he's 

 continuing work started last year on the feasibility of 

 marketing North Carolina skates and rays in Europe. 



While he too works with commercial fishermen, 

 Jim Bahen (N.C. Marine Resources Center/Ft. 

 Fisher, 458-5498) also spends a good deal of time with 

 sports fishermen. This year he plans bait rigging 

 workshops and a film series on blue water fishing. 

 For more commercial interests, Bahen is holding 

 LORAN-C workshops, continuing work on gear 

 development, such as new nets, and he's also ex- 

 perimenting with clam and oyster aquaculture. 



From hosting workshops on fish preservation and 

 developing new products to redesigning processing 

 plants to improve energy conservation and lower 

 production costs, the Seafood Lab is an important 

 source of information on just about anything that in- 

 volves seafood. This year the staff at the lab will be 

 working more extensively with smoked fish and 

 preparing a handbook on marine contaminants in 

 seafood. The staff includes: Dave Hill, Joyce Taylor, 

 Sam Thomas (NCSU Seafood Lab, Morehead City, 

 726-7341) and Frank Thomas (NCSU Food Science 

 Department, 737-2956). 



Education 



Part of the job of making better use of coastal 

 resources involves people and helping them to under- 

 stand the marine environment. In the last few years, 

 Sea Grant's education program has grown by leaps 

 and bounds. This year, four major education projects 

 are being supported in addition to a full-time marine 

 education specialist (see Advisory services, previous 

 page). 



At NCSU, an option in marine education is being 

 added to the graduate program in the Department of 

 Mathematics and Science Education to meet the 

 growing need for specialists in the field. Graduates of 

 the program will be qualified to teach in community 



colleges and technical institutes, serve as educational 

 consultants or supervisors and/or demonstration 

 teachers in elementary and secondary schools. The 

 curriculum is being developed by science educators 

 Norm Anderson and Ron Simpson. 



Law students at UNC-CH are continuing this year 

 to research legal problems concerning state and 

 national needs in the management of ocean and 

 coastal resources. The research began in conjunction 

 with a Sea Grant-sponsored course, Ocean and 

 Coastal Law, which now has been incorporated in the 

 law school's curriculum. This year students are ex- 

 amining the state's permit letting program under the 

 Coastal Area Management Act, f ederal/state con- 

 sistency determinations in the coastal area of North 

 Carolina, and legal constraints in aquaculture 

 development. The students are supervised by UNC- 

 CH law professor Tom Schoenbaum. 



This year for the first time, Sea Grant is offering 

 fellowships to both graduate and undergraduate stu- 

 dents. Three graduate students will be supported in 

 the University's marine science doctoral program. 

 And five minority undergraduates will be given in- 

 ternships at campuses offering marine sciences. The 

 program is administered through the Sea Grant of- 

 fice at NCSU. For details, call 737-2454. 



Finally, a continuing education program for fisher- 

 men will provide on-the-spot training at technical 

 schools, community colleges and the North Carolina 

 Marine Resources Centers. Courses will be offered in 

 business affairs, power systems, nets, marine elec- 

 tronics, navigation and marine refrigeration. Jim 

 McGee of ECU's Division of Continuing Education is 

 getting the program underway this year. 



