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"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 publications. For 

 more information on any of the projects 

 described, contact the Sea Grant offices in 

 Raleigh (919/737-2454). For copies of pub- 

 lications, write UNC Sea Grant, Box 8605, 

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



Be one of a first. Join 

 other volunteers on Sept. 23 

 for the nation's first state- 

 wide waterway cleanup. 

 Help pick up litter from 

 Nags Head to the Nanta- 

 hala River or just about any lake or river in 

 between for The Big Sweep '89. 



Formerly Beach Sweep, The Big Sweep 

 will cover North Carolina's coastline and 

 inland waterways. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 

 volunteers will collect trash and record 

 each piece on data cards. The tallies will 

 be compiled into a national data base in 

 Washington, D.C. 



Any groups or individuals can par- 

 ticipate. Just choose your favorite beach, 

 lake or river and call the Telecom USA Big 

 Sweep Hotline 1-800-27SWEEP 



And while you're out by the water, wear 

 a T-shirt bearing The Big Sweep logo. The 

 yellow swoosh with blue lettering covers 

 the front of the 100 percent cotton shirt. To 

 order yours, send $5 plus $1 for postage 

 and handling per shirt to Sea Grant. Make 

 checks payable to The Big Sweep- 

 KNCCB. 



The Big Sweep '89 is coordinated by 

 Sea Grant, Keep North Carolina Clean 

 and Beautiful, WRALTV, N.C. 4-H Pro- 

 gram, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commis- 

 sion, N.C. Aquariums, N.C. Division of 

 Coastal Management, N.C. Division of 

 Parks and Recreation, and Keep America 

 Beautiful/Carteret County. 



Sea Grant has just installed a new com- 

 puter inventory and data base system that 

 will help us keep better track of our 

 newsletter and publication customers. 



In transferring from one computer 

 system to another, it's possible that some 

 errors may occur on your mailing label. If 

 so, just write Coastwatch and notify us of 

 any changes you would like made. Please 

 include your new customer identification 

 number that appears on the mailing label 

 of this issue of Coastwatch. 



Hurricanes, severe 

 storms and extreme flood- 

 ing rarely occur in Eastern 

 North Carolina. But there's 

 always a chance they will. 

 Living on the sound, river 

 or oceanfront increases the chances of 

 property damage or loss from flooding. So 

 for most coastal property owners, having 

 flood insurance pays off. 



Typical homeowner insurance policies 

 don't cover damage caused by rising 

 water from coastal storms, erosion, stream 

 flooding or stormwater runoff, says 

 Spencer Rogers, Sea Grant's coastal 

 engineer. If you want flood insurance 

 coverage, you need a separate flood in- 

 surance policy. 



Flood insurance is required for most 

 mortgages in flood-prone areas, Rogers 

 says. And it is recommended for coastal 

 property owners in threatened areas. 

 But such insurance can be expensive. 

 That's why Rogers recently wrote Saving 

 Money on Flood Insurance for Coastal 

 Property Owners. This 12-page booklet 

 outlines construction techniques and 

 building modifications that can reduce the 

 annual cost of flood insurance premiums. 

 And it explains little-known details in the 

 flood insurance program that can help you 

 and your insurance agent optimize rates. 



As an example, one building style 

 typical of coastal construction is described 

 and modified to show the effect on annual 

 flood insurance premiums. 



Saving Money on Flood Insurance is a 

 helpful guide for prospective builders, cur- 

 rent homeowners or designers at the 

 coast. For copies, send $1 to Sea Grant 

 and ask for publication number UNC- 

 SG-89-05. And be sure to use your 

 customer identification number, which ap- 

 pears on Coastwatch, when ordering. 



In May, all shrimp boats 

 25 feet or longer trawling in 

 ocean waters were re- 

 quired to pull turtle ex- 

 cluder devices in their nets. 

 Since then, many fisher- 

 men using TEDs have complained of 

 reductions in trawl efficiency and in shrimp 

 catches. 



But now, North Carolina fishermen can 

 get help fine tuning their TEDs. With the 

 help of a grant from the Gulf and South 

 Atlantic Fisheries Development Founda- 

 tion, Sea Grant marine advisory agent Jim 

 Bahen and Varnamtown fisherman Gerald 

 Ivey will work with fishermen having TED 

 troubles. 



The purpose of the project is to mini- 

 mize the impact to fishermen of the transi- 

 tion to TEDs, Bahen says. 



Jerry Schill, executive director of the 

 N.C. Fisheries Association, is encouraging 

 fishermen to call Bahen for help with their 

 TEDs. 



"We're trying to teach fishermen how to 

 install TEDs and how to fine-tune them. 

 That's what this grant is for. We think their 

 problems of shrimp loss and damage to 

 their nets will be minimized through this 

 grant," Schill says. 



Many fishermen are installing TEDs on 

 their vessels for the first time. And im- 

 proper installation can affect the perfor- 

 mance of a shrimp trawl, Bahen says. 



If you need help installing a TED or fine- 

 tuning one already on your boat, call 

 Bahen at 919/458-5498. Either Bahen or 

 Ivey will assist you as soon as possible. 



The juniors and seniors 

 in New Bern Senior High 

 School's coastal biology 

 class did more than study 

 science last year. They 

 published a book. Seafood 

 for Thought is a 144-page paperback 

 book about North Carolina's bountiful 

 seafood harvest. 



The book is organized around the 

 seafoods we pull from our Tar Heel waters, 

 including everything from oysters and 

 clams to octopus and squid. 



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