UNC Sea Grant 



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January 1983 



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coast Swatch 



Photo by Steve Murray 



Sunrise at Core Banks 



Science with an eye for seas, sands and seafood 



Understanding anything as complex and 

 everchanging as the North Carolina coast requires 

 research. Research can be the key that unlocks the 

 mysteries of the past, explains the changes of the 

 present or solves the problems of tomorrow. Sea 

 Grant is in the business of research. Every year Sea 

 Grant sponsors research projects that answer to 

 the problems and issues of the North Carolina 

 coast — wastewater disposal , algae blooms, 



shellfish contamination, innovations in seafood 

 technology and more. 



And with results in hand, Sea Grant reports back 

 to the people — fishermen, landowners, seafood 

 processors, fishery managers and others — through 

 advisory agents, educational programs and 

 publications. This year Sea Grant is sponsoring 22 

 research projects that will chip away at the 

 problems nagging our coast. 



