THE BACK MGE 



"The Back Page" is an update on Sea 

 Grant activities — on research, marine 

 education and advisory services. It's 

 also a good place to find out about 

 meetings, workshops and new publi- 

 cations. For more information on any 

 of the projects described, contact the 

 Sea Grant offices in Raleigh (919/737- 

 2454). For copies of publications, 

 write UNC Sea Grant, NCSU, Box 

 8605, Raleigh, N.C. 27695-8605. 



The best deals in 

 coastal real estate are not 

 always the ones with the 

 lowest price tags. 



Most often, the best 

 deals involve buyers and 

 sellers who are informed 

 of the risks, costs and regulations of 

 owning coastal property. 



To help buyers, sellers, developers 

 and others weave through the maze of 

 considerations, four state organiza- 

 tions will sponsor a series of work- 

 shops this fall. 



Coastal Property Workshop: Plan- 

 ning, Constructing and Selling Barrier 

 Island Real Estate will be held in four 

 locations during September and Oc- 

 tober. (Details follow) It is sponsored 

 by Sea Grant, N.C. Division of Coastal 

 Management, N.C. Real Estate Com- 

 mission and North Carolina State Uni- 

 versity's Department of Civil Engi- 

 neering. 



The all-day programs will help any- 

 one interested in coastal property un- 

 derstand the environmental hazards, 

 costs and ownership options involved 

 in North Carolina. And they will take 

 an in-depth look at the regulations that 

 apply, such as building code stand- 

 ards, permit and condominium and 

 time-share requirements. 



Workshops will be held: Sept. 16, 

 Raleigh, McKimmon Center; Sept. 30, 

 Kill Devil Hills, Ramada Inn; Oct. 14, 

 Morehead City, Crystal Coast Civic 

 Center; and Oct. 21, Wrightsville 

 Beach, The Blockade Runner. 



Registration for each workshop be- 

 gins at 7:30 a.m. Each runs from 8:30 

 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The registration fee is 



$18 and is due one week before each 

 workshop. Late registrants must pay 

 an additional $5. The fee includes 

 lunch, refreshments and workshop 

 materials. 



To register, call or write Brenda 

 Miller, Sea Grant, Box 8605, NCSU, 

 Raleigh, N.C. 27695-8605. The number 

 is 919/737-2454. 



Sea Grant has pub- 

 lished two more bro- 

 chures in its seafood 

 series. Cracking into 

 Crustaceans (UNC-SG- 

 88-01) provides illu- 

 strated instructions for 

 cleaning shrimp, hard crabs and soft 

 crabs. And Breaking into Bivalves 

 (UNC-SG-88-02) gives illustrated 

 methods for shucking oysters, clams 

 and scallops. 



The brochures were developed by 

 Joyce Taylor, Sea Grant's seafood 

 education specialist. Other brochures 

 in the series include: Hooked on Fresh 

 Fish and Shellfish (UNC-SG-85-08), 

 which tells consumers how to choose 

 fresh seafood; Bringing the Catch 

 Home (UNC-SG-86-26), a guide for 

 handling, preparing, transporting and 

 storing fresh fish; Dressing Finfish 

 (UNC-SG-86-10), an illustrated guide 

 to cleaning the catch; and Flaking Fish 

 (UNC-SG-87-05), which describes 

 how to flake fish for use in other sea- 

 food dishes. 



Each brochure is 50 cents. To order, 

 write Sea Grant. Be sure to include the 

 publication number for the brochures 

 you are ordering. 



Folks in Washington, D.C., feasted 

 on fresh North Carolina seafood in 

 May at the annual "Taste of the South." 



The seafood, which was donated by 

 the North Carolina seafood industry, 

 was prepared by Joyce Taylor, Sea 

 Grant's seafood education specialist. 

 Jerry Schill, executive director for the 

 N.C. Fisheries Association, presented 

 the tasty treats to about 1,500 Capitol 

 Hill staff members and young profes- 

 sionals with ties to Dixie. 



At the Tar Heel table, they sampled 

 North Carolina shrimp, crab claws, a 

 seafood salad and a smoked fish 

 spread. 



Taste of the South is a fund-raiser for 

 charities. This year, $25,000 was raised 

 for The Lighthouse, a Louisiana-based 

 educational enrichment center with a 

 chapter in Charlotte. 



If you fish in the 

 state's northern coastal 

 waters, Rich Novak 

 could use your help. 

 Novak, Sea Grant's ma- 

 rine recreation special- 

 ist, is working with the 

 N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries to 

 install a series of miniature artificial 

 reefs in the waters off Oregon Inlet. 

 And he wants recreational fishermen 

 to let him know how they are working. 



The reefs, called fish aggregating 

 devices, are suspended in the water 

 and serve to attract fish. They are 

 installed in a series to form a trolling 

 alley for recreational fishermen. 



Novak will place one series of the 

 devices about 7 miles southeast of 

 Oregon Inlet. He believes that reef will 

 attract king and Spanish mackerel. 



Another series of the devices will be 

 located about 35 miles southeast of 

 Oregon Inlet. He believes that the 

 reefs will attract king and Spanish 

 mackerel. 



If you're planning to fish in the area, 

 Novak will trade you directions to the 

 reefs for your catch data. Call him at 

 919/473-3937. 



Discover the best of the beach at 

 the fall conservation retreat sponsored 

 by the N.C. Wildlife Federation Oct. 6 

 to 9. 



The weekend retreat in Atlantic 

 Beach combines fun activities with 

 educational programs for adults and 

 children. Learn to surfcast for a sea 

 trout, grill a grouper or marvel at a 

 marsh. Or listen to tales of folklore or a 

 talk on coastal land management. 



Classes will be held in the morning. 

 Afternoons are free, then evenings 

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