THE HACK PAGE 



"The Back Page" is an update 

 on Sea Grant activities — on 

 research, marine education and 

 advisory services. It's also a good 

 place to find out about meetings, 

 workshops and new publications. 

 For more information on any of 

 the projects described, contact the 

 Sea Grant offices in Raleigh 

 (919/737-2454). 



If commercial fishing 

 is your business, mark 

 your calendar to attend 

 the Workboat Expo in 

 Morehead City on 

 March 13 and 14. Spon- 

 sored by Sea Grant, the 

 show will feature exhibits by dealers 

 and manufacturers of workboats, 

 fishing nets and gear, radios and elec- 

 tronic equipment and accessories for 

 commercial fishermen. A series of 

 mini-seminars open to the public will 

 also be held during the show. Topics 

 will include financing your boat, sail 

 power as an alternative, net mending, 

 fiberglass repair and maintenance, 

 marine insurance, diesel maintenance 

 and peeler crab operations. 



The Workboat Show has been 

 organized by Sea Grant marine ad- 

 visory services agents Bob Hines and 

 Larry Giardina in Bogue Banks, Jim 

 Bahen in Wilmington and Hughes 

 Tillett in Manteo. The location for the 

 show is the Morehead City National 

 Guard Armory at 3609 Bridges Street. 

 Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 

 Saturday, March 13 and 11:00 a.m. to 

 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 14. Ad- 

 mission is free for the show and all 

 seminars. 



The North Carolina Marine 

 Resources Center at Fort Fisher has a 

 new director. James A. Lanier, who 

 joined the staff February 1, comes to 

 the Center from Princeton, New Jer- 

 sey, where he was director of education 

 programs for the New Jersey Marine 

 Sciences Consortium. He has also been 

 director of education at the Virginia 

 Institute of Marine Sciences. 



Lanier received his masters and doc- 

 torate degrees in marine science from 

 William and Mary. He is president of 

 the National Marine Education 

 Association. 



Question: Where in 

 North Carolina can you 

 find mountains next to 

 the coast and wildlife 

 right around the corner? 

 Answer: At the Outdoors 

 North Carolina Expo. 

 Billed as "the largest exposition on 

 the outdoors in the Southeast," the 

 expo is being held March 25 to 28 at 

 the Raleigh Civic Center. The state's 

 Department of Natural Resources and 

 Community Development (NRCD) is 

 coordinating the event which will in- 

 clude exhibits and displays from 11 

 public-interest groups, the Museum of 

 Natural History and the state depart- 

 ments of Administration, Commerce, 

 Cultural Resources, NRCD and 

 Transportation. There will also be ex- 

 hibits from commercial manufacturers 

 of outdoor sporting equipment. 



The theme of the expo is to promote 

 outdoor recreation in North Carolina, 

 as well as an appreciation of the state's 

 natural resources. 



Divers and under- 

 water photographers 

 from across the country 

 will gather in Raleigh 

 March 12 for a three-day 

 salute to life under 

 water. 



The occasion is SEAS '82, the 

 second annual Southeast Atlantic 

 States Underwater Conference and 

 Film Festival. For the second year, 

 UNC Sea Grant will help sponsor the 

 conference, which will include 

 workshops, films, exhibits and lectures 

 by some of the nation's top divers and 

 photographers. Among the speakers 

 will be Stan Waterman, who will con- 

 duct workshops on underwater 

 photography, and Sir Robert Marx, 

 whose workshops will cover wreck div- 



ing and underwater archaeology. 

 Other workshops will include such 

 topics as treasure diving, accidents, 

 sharks and marine geology. 



SEAS '82 will kick off Friday even- 

 ing, March 12, with a social, and con- 

 tinue through the weekend, with ac- 

 tivities at two Raleigh hotels and a 

 film festival at Raleigh's Enloe High 

 School Auditorium. 



If you're interested in attending 

 SEAS '82, register now. For a registra- 

 tion form and more information, write: 

 SEAS '82, P. O. Box 31186, Raleigh, 

 N.C. 27622, or call (919) 781-6330. 



SEAS '82 is sponsored by the N.C. 

 Marine Education and Resources 

 Foundation, the N.C. Wreck Divers 

 Association, the N.C. Office of Marine 

 Affairs and UNC Sea Grant. 



State officials and 

 coastal scientists are 

 coming to Elizabeth 

 City, March 3, for a 

 "Conference on the 

 Albemarle Sound — 

 Trends and Manage- 

 ment Needs." Area citizens, 

 legislators, state officials and scientists 

 are concerned about the water quality 

 of the Albemarle Sound and its 

 tributaries such as the Chowan and 

 Roanoke Rivers. Already a legislative 

 committee has been appointed to 

 study the problems of water quality in 

 northeastern North Carolina and 

 report to the 1983 General Assembly 

 with its recommendations. 



Now the legislative committee, 

 along with representatives from 12 

 northeastern counties and others, are 

 being invited to attend the March con- 

 ference, which will be sponsored by 

 UNC Sea Grant, the Water Resources 

 Research Institute and other state 

 agencies. The featured speaker for the 

 conference will be David Stick, 

 historian, who will speak on historical 

 trends of the Albemarle Sound. Other 

 speakers will include UNC Sea Grant 

 Director B.J. Copeland, Jay 

 Langfelder, assistant secretary of 



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