primarily at research that estimates 

 the habitat value of estuaries as nur- 

 sery areas for juvenile fish and 

 shellfish. The team will draw exten- 

 sively on data collected by the Divi- 

 sion of Marine Fisheries, which has 

 been sampling fish and shellfish, and 

 studying water parameters, in the 

 state's estuaries since 1972. 



In its September 

 meeting, the N.C. Ma- 

 rine Science Council se- 

 lected a task force to es- 

 tablish a marine and 

 coastal policy for North 

 Carolina. The task force 

 will examine three aspects of North 

 Carolina's policy: the state's role in the 

 state-federal partnership that manages 

 coastal and marine resources, the 

 state's influence on national ocean 

 policies, and the state's role in inter- 

 national ocean policies, particularly in 

 respect to trade and technology. 



Sea Grant Director B.J.Copeland 

 was appointed to the task force, along 

 with William Queen, Director of the 

 Institute for Coastal and Marine 

 Resources at East Carolina Univer- 

 sity (ECU), and coordinator of Sea 

 Grant's estuarine research, and 

 Michael Orbach, an expert in ocean 

 policy at ECU and a Sea Grant 

 researcher. 



Raking the ocean 

 floor for fish may net a 

 few North Carolina fish- 

 ermen more than they 

 bargained for. Occasion- 

 ally fishermen come up 

 with an old torpedo or 

 other explosive ordnance left behind 

 after military training exercises, sea 

 dumps and combat operations. But if 

 handled and disposed of properly, ex- 

 plosives can be of little or no danger to 

 fishermen. 



For information about the iden- 

 tification and safe disposal of explosive 

 ordnance, write for the free Sea Grant 

 publication, A Fisherman 's Guide 

 to Explosive Ordnance, 105 1911 

 Building, North Carolina State Uni- 

 versity, Raleigh, N.C. 27650. Ask for 

 UNC-SG-81-05. 



Lifting nets and pulling pots can be 

 backbreaking work for the small-boat 

 fisherman, who often works alone. But 

 fishermen can prevent aching muscles 

 and save valuable time by installing 

 hydraulic equipment to do the job for 

 them. Hydraulic systems, which are 

 simple to use, can power many types of 

 fishing equipment. 



For more information about 

 hydraulics, write for the free Sea Grant 

 publication, Hydraulics : Handy 

 Helpmate on Small Fishing Boats. 

 Ask for UNC-SG-75-19. 



The Mid-Atlantic Marine Educa- 

 tion Association Conference will be 

 held at the Marine Resources Center 

 at Bogue Banks, October 21 and 22. 

 Workshops, field trips, papers and 

 programs will center on the conference 

 theme, "barrier islands and people." 



Lundie Spence, Sea Grant's marine 

 education specialist, will present a 

 program using Sea Grant educational 

 materials developed to teach children 

 about hurricanes. 



The conference is expected to draw 

 educators from five states (educators 

 do not have to be members of the asso- 

 ciation to attend). For more informa- 

 tion about the conference, call Mark 

 Joyner at the Marine Resources Cen- 

 ter at Bogue Banks (919/247-4003). 



Coastwatch is published monthly 

 except July and December by the Uni- 

 versity of North Carolina Sea Grant 

 College Program, 105 1911 Building, 

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

 9, October, 1983. Dr. B.J. Copeland, 

 director. Neil Caudle, editor. Kathy 

 Hart and Nancy Davis, staff writers. 

 Second-class postage paid at Raleigh, 

 NC 27611. 



