It's never too early to 

 / \. plan a trip to the beach. 



/ * 3 f^ fc \ Mark Sept. 24 on your 

 l ^^Efel ca l en dar now and plan 

 1 jOL/ t0 j° in thousands of 

 \ iwl / otner f°lks for North 

 \JHi/ Carolina's Beach Sweep 

 '88. 



The second annual cleanup will 

 cover the beaches from Nags Head to 

 Wilmington. Last year, more than 

 1,000 people bagged 14 tons of trash. 

 Beach Sweep coordinators hope to top 

 those figures this year. And it can 

 happen with your help. 



Round up some friends, a club or 

 your class to help pick up trash from 9 

 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the 24th. Bags, data 

 collection cards and pencils will be 

 provided at sites along the coast. 



Coastwatch will print the names of 

 regional and volunteer coordinators in 

 August. If you'd like to pitch in, check 

 the list in the next issue. 



Beach Sweep coordinators also are 

 looking for companies that would like 

 to donate supplies, drinks, snacks or 



funds for printing or educational 

 materials. All donors will be recog- 

 nized for their contributions. If your 

 company would like to make a dona- 

 tion, call Sea Grant at 919/737-2454. 

 Ask for Lundie Spence or Sarah 

 Friday. 



Beach Sweep is sponsored by Sea 

 Grant, the Office of Marine Affairs, 

 the divisions of Coastal Management 

 and Parks and Recreation, and the 

 state 4-H Clubs. 



Sea Grant agent Skip Kemp helped 

 a Massachusetts company install the 

 first state-approved water-column 

 clam nursery. 



Aquaculture Research Corp. is work- 

 ing with Kemp and a Carteret County 

 lease holder to test the idea of water- 

 column nurseries in North Carolina. 

 Three-millimeter clams supplied by 

 the company were placed in off-bot- 

 tom racks where they will grow until 

 they reach a size that is large enough to 

 "plant." 



In other clam aquaculture efforts, 

 Kemp has set up spawning demonstra- 

 tion equipment behind the N.C. Aquar- 

 ium at Bogue Banks. The equipment 

 includes a water-heat exchanger, a 

 spawning table and larvae tanks. 



If you'd like for Kemp to show you 

 how to spawn clams or other shellfish, 

 call him at 919/247-4007 for an ap- 

 pointment. Kemp has also set up a 

 small nursery, oyster trays and demon- 

 stration beds to show interested 

 clientele. 



Coastwatch is published monthly 

 except July and December by the 

 University of North Carolina Sea Grant 

 College Program, 105 1911 Building, 

 Box 8605, North Carolina State Uni- 

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

 15, No. 6, June/July 1988. Dr. B.J. 

 Copeland, director. Kathy Hart, edi- 

 tor. Nancy Davis and Sarah Friday, 

 staff writers. 



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