postage, Sea Grant charges fishermen 

 a nominal fee to subscribe to the pro- 

 gram. For a six-month subscription 

 from March to October, the cost is $8. 

 A year's subscription is $15. 



If you'd like to subscribe to the Gulf 

 Stream Information Program, send a 

 check payable to UNC Sea Grant to 

 Jim Bahen, N.C. Aquarium/Fort 

 Fisher, P.O. Box 130, Kure Beach, N.C. 

 28449. For more information on the 

 program, call Bahen at 919/458-5498. 



Coast watch is published monthly 

 except July and December by the 

 University of North Carolina Sea 

 Grant College Program, 105 191 1 Build- 

 ing, Box 8605, North Carolina State 

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

 Vol. 16, No. 3, March, 1989. Dr. B.J. 

 Copeland, director. Kathy Hart, edi- 

 tor. Nancy Davis and Sarah Friday 

 Peters, staff writers. 



Browsing the Sea Grant Bookshelves 



It's springtime, and warmer weather signals the beginning of the tourist migra- 

 tion to the Carolina coast. 



If you're one of those folks, shop around Sea Grant's bookshelves before you 

 head to the shore. This month, we're featuring a few of our most popular publica- 

 tions of the season. 



To order, write Sea Grant, Box 8605, NCSU, Raleigh, N.C. 27695-8605. Make 

 checks payable to UNC Sea Grant. Please indicate publication numbers. 



Seashells Common to North Carolina is an illustrated guide to the state's shells. 

 UNC-SG-72-09; 36 pages; $2. 



A Guide to Soft Shell Crabbing instructs laymen on blue crab biology, identifying 

 and handling peelers, harvesting and shedding methods, and more. UNC-SG-84- 

 01; 32 pages; illustrated; $3. 



How to Buy a Used Boat provides tips and a checklist for evaluating small 

 recreational boats. UNC-SG-81-10; 16 pages; illustrated; $2. 



A Guide to Ocean Dune Plants Common to North Carolina describes and illus- 

 trates the herbs, vines, grasses, shrubs and trees found on and near the North 

 Carolina dunes. UNC-SG-87-01; 80 pages; $4.50. 



Your Place at the Beach: A Buyer's Guide to Vacation Real Estate addresses the 

 environmental hazards, ownership options and costs associated with coastal real 

 estate. UNC-SG-87-04; 28 pages; illustrated; $2.50. 



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