expertise on flatfish. Miller has 

 distinguished himself in research of 

 flatfish migration and ecology, which 

 is related to the institute's activities. 

 Flatfish include plaice, halibut, sole 

 and, in North Carolina, flounder. 



The appointment will reap benefits 

 for North Carolina by giving Miller 

 new insights for researching and 

 managing flatfish in this area, says 

 B. J. Copeland, director of Sea Grant. 

 By knowing more about flatfish 

 around the world, North Carolinians 

 will be better able to manage their 

 own flatfish populations. 



Ocean Outfall Forum 



The low-lying coastal region of 

 North Carolina has problems with a 

 routine service that most inland areas 

 take for granted — wastewater 

 disposal. 



Millions of gallons of wastewater 

 are generated daily along the coast, 

 and state planners must now find 

 environmentally sound solutions for 

 an area that can no longer sustain its 

 hodgepodge of septic tanks and sewer 

 systems. 



An ocean outfall sewage treatment 

 system is one solution. 



The pros and cons of the system 

 will be explored in a two-day confer- 

 ence, April 19-20, at the Atlantic 

 Beach Sheraton in Carteret County. 



A cadre of national and state 

 experts will give talks on the engineer- 

 ing and scientific feasibility of the 

 system and the economic and environ- 

 mental impacts. The forum will also 

 offer a period for audience discussion 

 and interaction. 



The resulting information will be 

 used to help the N.C. Division of 

 Environmental Management (DEM) 

 develop a policy on waste disposal in 

 coastal North Carolina. No position on 

 ocean wastewater discharges currently 

 exists. 



The Neuse River Council of 

 Governments is sponsoring the forum, 

 which is being financed by a grant 

 from DEM. The forum was recom- 



mended by a steering committee 

 named to explore the waste issue. 



The committee members are B. J. 

 Copeland, director of Sea Grant; Roy 

 Fogle, executive director of the Neuse 

 River Council of Governments; Jay 

 Sauber, environmental supervisor of 

 DEM's water quality section; Don 

 Kirkman, executive director of the 

 Carteret County Economic Develop- 

 ment Council; and Todd Miller, 

 executive director of the N.C. Coastal 

 Federation. 



About 300 state and regional 

 leaders are expected to attend the 

 forum. Participation is by invitation. 

 Anyone interested in an invitation 

 should call Fogle at 919/638-3185 or 

 write the Neuse River Council of 

 Governments, P.O. Box 1717, New 

 Bern, NC 28563. 



Scott D. Taylor 



Teacher Litter 

 Workshops Linked 

 by Video 



Elementary and middle-grade 

 teachers interested in litter education 

 are encouraged to apply for an 

 interactive workshop on March 4. The 

 workshop will connect by video six 

 sites statewide in a program to share 

 materials and ideas. 



The workshop, which is being 

 offered by N.C. Big Sweep, can 

 accommodate 150 teachers across 

 North Carolina. Big Sweep is a 



volunteer statewide cleanup that targets 

 litter in lakes, streams, rivers and 

 beaches. 



Each of the six workshop sites will 

 register 25 teachers on a first-call basis. 

 The sites, linked by state-of-the-art 

 CONCERT technology, will be at the 

 University of North Carolina at 

 Asheville, N.C. A&T in Greensboro, 

 UNC-Charlotte, N.C. State University 

 in Raleigh, UNC-Wilmington and 

 UNC-Chapel Hill. 



Participants will discuss the prob- 

 lems, sources and solutions of litter and 

 try out classroom activities and materi- 

 als. The workshop is aimed at increas- 

 ing litter awareness by sharing materi- 

 als, resources and ideas for litter 

 education. 



Among others, presentations will 

 be given by Lundie Spence, marine 

 education specialist for Sea Grant; Anne 

 Hice, education specialist for the N.C. 

 Wildlife Resources Commission; Big 

 Sweep Executive Director Susan 

 Bartholomew; Big Sweep county 

 coordinators; and Lois Nixon, director 

 of Wake County Keep America 

 Beautiful. 



To register, call Bartholomew at 

 919/856-6686 or the Sea Grant office 

 at 919/515-2454. This free workshop 

 will be funded by CP&L, Duke Power 

 and TVA. Teachers can apply for half- 

 day substitute reimbursement. 



Back by 



Popular Demand — 

 Coastal Indians 



The recent issue of Coastwatch 

 about coastal Native Americans was 

 very popular. Our extra copies of the 

 magazine left the office as fast as 

 wrapping paper at an after-Christmas 

 sale. Teachers, libraries and others were 

 clamoring for more. 



So we decided to reprint the popular 

 Sept./Oct. issue of Coastwatch, minus 

 some of the dated material in the back 

 sections. If you would like extra copies 

 of the coastal Indians issue, write Sea 

 Grant. Ask for UNC-SG-92-13. The 

 cost is $2.50 per copy. 



24 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1993 



