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A Winner 



"Seas of Debris: A Summary of 

 the Third International Conference on 

 Marine Debris" has won a 1996 Grand 

 Award from the Council for the 

 Advancement and Support of Educa- 

 tion (CASE). The book competed in 

 the category of institutional publica- 

 tions. 



"Seas of Debris" was written by 

 Jeannie Faris and Kathy Hart of North 

 Carolina Sea Grant and designed by 

 Linda Noble. It was funded by a grant 

 from the National Marine Fisheries 

 Service. 



The 54-page publication exam- 

 ines the amounts, impacts and sources 

 of marine debris reported at the 

 international conference. It also offers 

 solutions from conference partici- 

 pants. 



For a free copy of "Seas of 

 Debris," call the Marine Debris 

 Information Office at 202/429-5609. 



Three Knauss Fellows 

 from North Carolina 



Three North Carolina students 

 were recently selected as Dean John 

 A. Knauss Policy Fellows by the 

 National Sea Grant College Program. 

 North Carolina Sea Grant submitted 

 the candidates: Alex Elkan, Marshall 

 Hayes and Sarah Bittleman. 



Elkan is completing requirements 

 for a Master of Environmental 

 Management at Duke University. He 

 worked as a fisherman in Alaska and a 

 researcher in aquatic toxicology 

 before returning to graduate school. At 

 Duke, Elkan has assisted Sea Grant 

 researcher Mike Orbach in his study 

 of North Carolina fishery management 

 policies. 



Hayes is also completing require- 

 ments for a Master of Environmental 

 Management at Duke and plans to 

 pursue a Ph.D. He has linked geologic 

 study of reef and shallow-water 



tropical environments with the study 

 of coastal zone management and 

 policy. 



Bittleman just received her 

 Master of Public Administration from 

 East Carolina University. In 1993, she 

 received a law degree from Tulane 

 University. She is a member of the 

 New York State Bar. Bittleman is a 

 North Carolina Marine Policy Fellow. 

 During her fellowship, she has studied 

 legal and management policy related 

 to fisheries. 



The Knauss program matches 

 highly qualified graduate students 

 with hosts in Congress, the executive 

 branch or appropriate association/ 

 institutions for a one-year paid 

 fellowship in Washington, D.C. 

 With the choice of Elkan, Hayes 

 and Bittleman, North Carolina Sea 

 Grant had a record number of 

 Knauss submissions selected. 



New Book Describes 

 Test-Tube Plant Propagation 



Seagrasses, marsh grasses and 

 dune plants are staples in marine and 

 coastal environments. But develop- 

 ment and pollution have in some cases 

 displaced and destroyed this vegeta- 

 tion, which supports critical habitat. 

 And there aren't enough wild trans- 

 plants to fill the void. 



A new publication from N.C. Sea 

 Grant provides an up-to-the-minute 

 look at a rapidly emerging technology 

 that may provide a solution: micro- 

 propagation. "Wetland Plants from 

 Test Tubes" details the pioneering 

 research of Sea Grant and the Coastal 

 Ocean Program's Estuarine Habitat 

 Program, both under the umbrella of 

 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

 Administration. These scientists are 

 developing ways to rapidly culture 

 and clone native plants for habitat 

 restoration. This illustrated 44-page 

 book should be helpful to resource 



managers, developers, administrators 

 and horticulturists as well as ecolo- 

 gists and other scientists. 



To order, send $4 to North 

 Carolina Sea Grant, NCSU, Box 8605, 

 Raleigh, NC 27695. 



Careers in Marine Science 



Students thinking about ocean 

 careers often picture themselves 

 working with whales or dolphins. But 

 within the broad spectrum of marine 

 science, few scientists specialize in 

 that area. "Marine Science Careers: A 

 Guide to Ocean Opportunities" 

 provides a comprehensive look at the 

 wide range of marine careers. And it 

 introduces readers to the men and 

 women working in these professions. 



The guide provides sound advice 

 for students who see the ocean in their 

 future. Complete with photographs 

 and interviews, the guide was pro- 

 duced by the University of Maine/ 

 University of New Hampshire Sea 

 Grant College Program and the Woods 

 Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea 

 Grant. For a copy, send $5 to N.C. 

 Sea Grant, N.C. State University, 

 Box 8605, Raleigh, NC 27695. 



Can I Keep It? 



You may think you have dibs on 

 any fish that will take your bait. But 

 there are rules governing saltwater 

 fishing, including minimum size 

 restrictions and bag limits. With Sea 

 Grant's "A Recreational Guide to 

 Management of Fish in South Atlantic 

 Waters," you'll know if you can keep 

 it. This handy chart provides biologi- 

 cal information and up-to-date state 

 and federal regulations for popular 

 marine fish in North Carolina. Just 

 updated for spring, it's a must for 

 your pocket or tackle box. For a free 

 copy, write N.C. Sea Grant, N.C. 

 State University, Box 8605, Raleigh, 

 NC 27695. □ 



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