N.C. DOCUMENTS 

 CLEARINGHOUSE 



JUN 5 1990 



N.C. STATE LIBRARY 



d^^i i J RALElGTB 



(Joastwatch 



UNC SEA GRANT ■ APRIL 1990 



verge, tunneling through the sounds and into the rivers. They've fostered the 

 economy, health and traditions of many coastal communities. But the herring's 

 days seem numbered. The annual spawning run of this fish is dwindling. Who 

 or what is to blame? This month, Coastwatch takes an in-depth look at the river 

 herring fishery in North Carolina. 



Like droves of blackbirds, the herring come. They 



con- 



