Coastwatch 



COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Managing Editor 

 Katie Mosher 



Senior Editors 

 Kathleen Angione 

 Ann Green 

 Pam Smith 



Contributing Editors 

 Jamie Harris 

 Erin Selling 



Designer 

 L. Noble 



Circulation Manager 

 Sandra Harris 



The North Carolina Sea Grant College Program 



is a federal/state program that promotes 

 stewardship of our coastal and marine resources 



through research, extension and education. 

 It joined the National Sea Grant College Network 

 in 1970 as an institutional program. Six years later, 



it was designated a Sea Grant College. 

 Today, North Carolina Sea Grant supports research 

 projects, a 15-member extension program and a 

 communications staff. Ron Hodson is director. 

 The program is funded by the U.S. Department 

 of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

 Administration and the state through the 

 University of North Carolina. 

 Coastwatch (ISSN 1068-784X) 

 is published six times a year by the 

 North Carolina Sea Grant College Program, 

 North Carolina State University, Box 8605, 

 Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8605. 

 Telephone: 919/515-2454. Fax: 919/515-7095. 

 Subscriptions are $15. 

 E-mail: katie_mosher@ncsu.edu 

 World Wide Web address: 

 htlp://mvw.ncseagrantorg 

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Coastwatch North Carolina Sea Grant, 

 North Carolina State University, Box 8605, 

 Raleigh, NC 27695-8605. 



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Angione Joins Sea Grant Staff 



vathleen E. Angione of 

 Holly Springs has come on board 

 North Carolina Sea Grant as an 

 information and communications 

 specialist. 



Angione, the first North 

 Carolina Sea Grant Science 

 Communications Fellow in 2004- 

 2005, replaces Pam Smith who 

 retired in March from full-time 

 duties at Sea Grant. 



In her new position, Angione will serve 

 as the webmaster, and will write and edit for 

 Coastwatch and other Sea Grant publications. 



Kathleen 



A Queens, N.Y., native, 

 Angione holds a bachelor's degree 

 in environmental policy from 

 Eckerd College and a master's 

 degree in technical communication 

 from North Carolina State 

 University. In 2004, she received an 

 NC State University Outstanding 

 Teaching Assistant Award. 



Angione is a member of 

 the National Association of Science 

 Writers. In 2004, she received a New Horizons 

 Traveling Fellowship from the Council for the 

 Advancement of Science Writers. — A.G. 



New Coastal Studies Institute Lab Opens 



Th« 



I he University of North Carolina Coastal 

 Studies Institute (CSI) expanded its reach this 

 summerwith the addition of an environmental 

 research and educational laboratory in Nags Head 

 The new lab, housed in the old Outer Banks 

 Medical Center, will provide decision-makers, 

 residents and visitors with science focused on the 

 area's rich natural resources. 



The lab is a cooperative partnership among 

 the town of Nags Head, the N.C. Department of 

 Environment and Natural Resources and CSI. 



Research results from the facility will take 

 some of the guesswork out of planning for the 

 future health of both the natural resources and 

 economy of the 

 Outer Banks, 

 according to Nags 

 Head Mayor Bob 

 Muller. 



The new 

 building will make it 

 easier for scientists 



to conduct research on the islands. It also 

 provides a convenient local base and facilities 

 for interinstitutional collaborations. 



Scientists currently provide real-time 

 buoy data on weather conditions for boaters, 

 and study pathogens on land and in water. 

 In addition, the institute has programs on 

 estuarine ecology and human health, coastal 

 processes and ocean observing, sustainable 

 coastal communities and maritime heritage. 



Overall, the institute provides a venue for 

 distributing useful research results to the public 

 to help citizens make wise decisions and enjoy 

 the environment 

 and community. 



To learn 

 more about the 

 Coastal Studies 

 Institute, visit the 

 Web at http://csi. 



northcarolina.edu. 



-E.S. 



Cover photo aboard the Good Fortune 

 by Scott Taylor. 

 Table of Contents photo of 

 White Oak River by Scott Taylor. 

 Printed on recycled paper. © 



In the Next Issue of Coastwatch 



Ann Green reveals how the Carteret County fishing community is promoting local seafood 

 through a rural community college initiative. Pam Smith introduces the state's effort 

 to preserve a million acres, including critical coastal parcels. And Kathleen Angione 

 explores the history of the Freedmen's colony, Roanoke Island's other "lost" colony. 



2 AUTUMN 2005 



