other mid-Atlantic states. 



The publication explores the 

 possible routes of entry the zebra 

 mussel might take into this region and 

 examines the environmental character- 

 istics that would make the mid-Atlantic 

 a hospitable host for the prolific mol- 

 lusks. It also explores the mollusks' 

 biology, reproduction, predation and 

 dispersal methods, as well as the 

 impacts of colonization on the region 

 and possible control measures. 



A native of the Black, Caspian and 

 Aral seas, the zebra mussel most likely 

 arrived in the United States in the mid- 

 1980s through the discharge of 

 European shipping ballast water. They 

 were discovered in Lake St. Clair in 

 1988 and have spread rapidly into 

 several major river systems. 



The fact sheet will help boaters, 

 property owners, educators, extension 

 workers and large water-users who 

 might be impacted by the small, striped 

 mollusk. The threat to the region lies in 

 the zebra mussel's ability to thoroughly 

 colonize hard surfaces, ruin equipment 

 and block water intakes. 



The Mid-Atlantic Zebra Mussel 

 Fact Sheet is free in quantities of 10 or 

 less. Larger orders will cost 35 cents 

 per fact sheet. To order, contact Sea 

 Grant, Box 8605, NCSU, Raleigh, NC 

 27695. Ask for publication UNC-SG- 

 FS-93-01. 



Get A Taste off 

 Strange Seafood 



If you think sea lettuce soup will 

 tingle your tastebuds or a periwinkle 

 appetizer will leave your mouth 

 watering, then buy tickets to the 17th 

 annual Strange Seafood Exhibition at 

 the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beau- 

 fort on Aug. 17. 



Each year, the buffet of unusual 

 ocean edibles attracts hundreds of 

 hungry tasters. Attendees feast on 

 exotics such as sea urchin, whelk, 

 stringray, eel and mullet pluck, the 

 gizzard of the mullet. 



The annual August event has 

 become so popular that the Maritime 

 Museum has begun limiting attendance 

 to 250. Tickets for the Strange Seafood 

 Exhibition go on sale June 1 at the 

 museum for $15 each. 



For more information about the 

 exhibition, call the museum at 919/ 

 728-7317. 



Sea Grant Launches 

 Newsletter: WaterWise 



Water quality is an ever-growing 

 concern among people who love the 

 coast. But now more than ever, there's 

 an urgency attached to understanding 

 what's happening to our coastal and 

 marine waters. 



To fishermen, both commercial 

 and recreational, water quality has a 

 bearing on the quality and availability 

 of the catch. And it's weighty business 

 to industries and local governments 

 required by law to keep pace with new 

 regulations that can be complex and 

 far-reaching. 



UNC Sea Grant has launched its 

 latest newsletter, WaterWise, out of a 

 recognition that topical water quality 

 information will help North Carolin- 

 ians make wise decisions about their 

 coastal resources. The free, quarterly 

 publication targets an audience of 

 municipal and county planners, policy- 

 makers, businesses, developers affected 

 by water quality regulations, environ- 

 mental organizations and state regula- 

 tors. Its contents are relevant to any- 

 body who has more than a passing 

 interest in water quality and coastal 

 resources issues. 



Each edition of WaterWise will 

 look in-depth at a timely water quality 

 issue, giving it perspective and describ- 

 ing related research. News items and a 

 calendar of events will also be in- 

 cluded. 



The inaugural issue looks to the 

 future and the prospect of ocean 

 outfalls, a system to collect and treat 

 regional wastewater and release it into 



the ocean. The disposal of domestic 

 wastewater into the coastal zone has 

 become a crucial component in the 

 balance between economic develop- 

 ment and the protection of precious 

 coastal habitats. Ocean outfall is a 

 relatively unexplored disposal alterna- 

 tive in North Carolina. 



Upcoming issues will be devoted 

 to other topics of concern to the Tar 

 Heel coast, such as the toxic dinoflagel- 

 late that kills fish in our waters. 



Barbara Doll, Sea Grant's coastal 

 water quality specialist and editor of 

 WaterWise, will draw on Sea Grant's 

 staff for expertise in marine extension, 

 education, law and policy — as well 

 as outside sources of information. To 

 get onto the mailing list and receive a 

 back copy of the first issue, contact Sea 

 Grant, Box 8605, NCSU, Raleigh, NC 

 27695. 



Sea Grant Researcher 

 Authors Book 



Sea Grant researcher David 

 Griffith, an anthropologist at East 

 Carolina University, has authored a 

 book, Jones's Minimal: Low-Wage 

 Labor in the United States, published 

 by the State University of New York 

 Press. 



The book addresses how employ- 

 ers in the U.S. seafood and poultry 

 processing industries use race, gender, 

 ethnicity and institutions of the state 

 and the church to manipulate workers' 

 networks and communities, and 

 ultimately, to control the supplies and 

 characteristics of their labor. 



Griffith pays particular attention 

 to the growing use of new immigrant 

 workers, women and minority workers 

 in these food processing industries. 



The book costs $14.95 in paper- 

 back and $44.50 in hardcover. It can be 

 ordered from State University of New 

 York Press, c/o CUP Services, P.O. 

 Box 6525, Ithaca, NY 14851. Add $3 

 to cover the cost of postage and 

 handling. 



24 MAY/JUNE 1993 



