c oastwatch 



Coastwatch Staff: 



Kathy Hart, Managing Editor 



Jeannie Faris and Carla B. Burgess, 



Staff Writers and Editors 

 L. Noble, Designer 

 Debra Lynch, Circulation Manager 



The University of North Carolina Sea 

 Grant College Program is a federal/state 

 program that promotes the wise use of 

 our coastal and marine resources 

 through research, extension and 

 education. It joined the National Sea 

 Grant College Network in 1970 as an 

 institutional program. Six years later, it 

 was designated a Sea Grant College. 

 Today, UNC Sea Grant supports 

 several research projects, a 12-member 

 extension program and three communi- 

 cators. B.J. Copeland is director. The 

 program is funded by the U.S. Depart- 

 ment of Commerce's National Oceanic 

 and Atmospheric Administration and 

 the state through the University of 

 North Carolina. 



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Front cover photo of soft coral 

 by Hardbottoms Project Team. 



Inside front cover photo of sea oats 

 and surf by John R. Rottet. 



Printed on recycled paper 

 by Highland Press Inc. in 

 Fayetteville, N.C. 



