in our ocean and inland waterways. It in- 

 cludes puzzles on paper and active 

 games for groups. 



For example, "Be A Sport, Trash Sort" is 

 an active relay that teaches children how 

 to sort recyclables. 



"Wildlife Tug of War" teaches children 

 the dangers posed to animals when they 

 become entangled in six-pack rings. 



If you're a teacher or the leader of a 

 scout, 4-H or church group and would like 

 to use the booklet, let us know. 



Write to Sea Grant, Box 8605, NCSU, 

 Raleigh, N.C. 27695-8605, and ask for 

 UNC-SG-90-02. 



Printing of the Big Sweep educational 

 book was funded through the N.C. Wildlife 

 Resources Commission and the N.C. Wild- 

 life Federation. Copies are free. But please 

 enclose $1 per booklet for postage and 

 handling. 



It's 5 o'clock. 



You're leaving the beach. 



Do you know where your trash is? 



Have you left picnic debris, old foam 

 coolers, broken toys and cigarette butts 

 scattered on the shore around you? Then 

 consider this. 



Your litter can supply many a fast-food 



meal for hungry seabirds. They often 

 mistake floating plastic and other trash for 

 dead fish or fish eggs. They swoop down 

 in a feeding frenzy and often swallow 

 before they taste. Then it's too late. 



Ingested plastic may block digestion. Or 

 if enough plastic is eaten, the bird may 

 eventually die of malnutrition. The plastic 

 takes up room in the stomach and tricks 

 the bird into thinking it's full. Sometimes it 

 just stops eating altogether. 



More than 14 billion pounds of litter ac- 

 cumulates in the ocean each year. Don't 

 make more trouble for wildlife by leaving 

 your trash on the beach or tossing it 

 overboard! 



Coastwatch is published monthly except 

 July and December by the University of 

 North Carolina Sea Grant College Pro- 

 gram, 105 1911 Building, Box 8605, North 

 Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. 

 27695-8605. Vol. 17, No. 7, August 1990. 

 Dr. B.J. Copeland, director. Kathy Hart, 

 editor. CR. Edgerton and Carla B. 

 Burgess, staff writers. 



Volunteer for Big Sweep '90 



Fill out the form below, and return it to the Sea Grant, Box 8605, NCSU, 

 Raleigh, N.C. 27695. 



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Address 



City, State, Zip 



Telephone number 



Area you want to clean 



Number of people in your group 



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