When Sea Grant agent 

 Wayne Wescott visits his 

 clientele, it's usually fish- 

 ermen in Hatteras, Coling- 

 ton, Edenton or Engel- 

 hard. But in late January, 

 Wescott made a visit that 

 was out of this country. 



He traveled to Turkey to provide 

 advice for developing a soft crab shed- 

 ding industry on the shores of the 

 Mediterranean Sea. The Turks harvest 

 a species of crab that is similar but 

 slightly smaller than our blue crab. 



But the Turks know nothing about 

 shedding their crabs into soft-shell 

 delicacies. That's why Wescott, a 

 nationally renown shedding expert, 

 was asked to make a visit. 



The trip was paid for by a multi- 

 national corporation, Destek Interna- 

 tional. The company plans to develop 

 the soft crab as an alternate food 

 source for the people of Turkey. 



Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service 

 Director Jim Murray is conducting an 

 assessment of artificial reef programs 

 in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. 



In the study funded by the N.C. Di- 

 vision of Marine Fisheries, Murray will 

 interview fisheries managers from 

 New Jersey to Texas to find out how 

 each state conducts its program. 



When the study is complete, DMF 

 will use the information to formulate a 

 plan for North Carolina's artificial reef 

 program. 



UNC Sea Grant has received its 

 funding for 1988. The program was 

 allotted $1,184,000 — the same amount 

 it has received for the past two years. 



You've got L.L. Bean and Spiegel at 

 your fingertips. And now, you can add 

 the Sea Grant catalog to your maga- 

 zine rack. 



It's chocked full of publications that 



provide advice on everything from 

 shrimping to landscaping. There's 

 something for the tourist, the fisher- 

 man, the boater, the conservation- 

 minded and more. Many of the publi- 

 cations are pictured, and there's a form 

 for convenient ordering. 



Don't miss out on a single bit of Sea 

 Grant information. 



Order it now. It's free, and there's 

 something in it for everyone. 



Ask for UNC-SG-88-03. 



Coastwatch is published monthly 

 except July and December by the Uni- 

 versity of North Carolina Sea Grant Col- 

 lege Program, 105 1911 Building, Box 

 8605, North Carolina State University, 

 Raleigh, N.C. 27695-8605. Vol. 15, No. 2, 

 February 1988. Dr. B.J. Copeland, direc- 

 tor. Kathy Hart, editor. Nancy Davis 

 and Sarah Friday, staff writers. 



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