The number of recreational boaters 

 has been steadily increasing in North 

 Carolina, creating greater demands for 

 access ramps and public docking 

 facilities as well as demands on the en- 

 vironment. 



Stutts, Siderelis and Abbas will use 

 boater registration forms and group in- 

 terviews to find out more about North 

 Carolina boaters. They will also be 

 looking at the state's present policies 

 for handling boaters and the policies 

 used in other states. The proposed 

 work should help policymakers make 

 better decisions about managing 

 boater congestion, activity, conflicts 

 and environmental impacts. 



Winter weather is 

 rough on skin and it's a 

 special problem for 

 fishermen. Wet hands 

 and cold, dry air mean 

 cracked, scaly skin — 

 skin that is susceptible 

 to infection. For years fishermen have 

 dipped their hands and work gloves in 

 bleach to kill the bacteria and fungus 

 that can enter the cracked skin. 



But this only dries the skin more, 

 says Jim Patterson, a Burlington der- 

 matologist. Instead of the bleach, he 

 recommends a mild solution of 

 betadine or peroxide. Then mix a quart 

 of water with a few capfuls of bath oil 

 and soak your hands for about 15 

 minutes. Follow with a heavy lotion or 

 cream to trap the moisture in the skin. 



Faces also need extra care in cold 

 weather. For a case of windburn, wet a 

 washcloth and place it over your face 

 for a few minutes to soothe the skin. 

 Then apply the same lotion as you do 

 to your hands. And for chapped or 

 cracked lips, use lip balm frequently. 



Always consult a doctor if sores or 

 rashes persist. 



Modeling the Re- 

 lationship between 

 Catch Biomass and 

 Revenue in a Region- 

 al Setting with an Ex- 

 ample from the 

 Brown Shrimp Fish- 

 ery in North Carolina, by Marc- 

 david Cohen and George S. Fishman in 

 the Curriculum in Operations Re- 

 search and Systems Analysis at the 

 University of North Carolina at 

 Chapel Hill, develops models for 

 evaluating the impact of fishery man- 

 agement decisions on catch biomass, 

 revenue and profit. 



For a copy of this 72-page publica- 

 tion, write UNC Sea Grant, Box 5001, 

 Raleigh, N. C. 27650. Ask for UNC- 

 SG-WP-82-3. The cost is $2.25. 



UNC Sea Grant's share of the 1983 

 federal budget will be $1,175,000, 

 approximately the same amount of 

 funds received in 1982. Director B.J. 

 Copeland says he is pleased with UNC 

 Sea Grant's allotment, especially in 

 light of recent cutbacks in other 

 federal programs. 



John Doughty, a manager with the 

 Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company 

 in New Bern, credits two Sea Grant 

 specialists with saving his firm $25,000. 

 The company was planning a water- 

 front, second-home community com- 

 plete with a 200-boat marina for its 

 residents. 



Since the firm didn't have much ex- 

 perience with water-front develop- 

 ment, Doughty called on Leon Abbas, 

 Sea Grant recreation specialist, and 

 Spencer Rogers, Sea Grant coastal 

 engineering specialist, to-provide a lit- 

 tle know-how. They made suggestions 

 on dock layout, parking and access — 

 all which made the company's project 

 more acceptable to regulatory agen- 

 cies, Doughty said. 



With the help of Abbas and Rogers, 

 the company "saved time and money 

 . . . and provided a sound economic 

 product that is sensitive to the en- 

 vironment," says Doughty. 



Coastwatch is published monthly 

 except July and December by the Uni- 

 versity of North Carolina Sea Grant 

 College Program, 105 1911 Building, 

 North Carolina State University, 

 Raleigh, NC 27650-5001. Vol. 10, No. 

 1, January, 1983. Dr. B.J. Copeland, 

 director. Neil Caudle, editor. Kathy 

 Hart and Nancy Davis, staff writers. 

 Second-class postage paid at Raleigh, 

 NC 27611. 



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