Coastwatch 



COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Managing Editor 

 Katie Mosher 



Senior Editors 

 Kathleen Angjone 

 Ann Green 

 Pani Smith 



Contributing Editors 

 Jamie Harris 

 ErinSeiling 



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 (fSSN 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: 

 http://www.ncseagrant.org 

 Periodical Postage paid at Raleigh, N.C. 



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Coastwatch, North Carolina Sea Grant 

 North Carolina State University, Box 8605, 

 Raleigh, NC 27695-8605. 



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North Carolina 



Search begins for new director 



Hodson to Retire in 2006 



Nc 



orth Carolina Sea 

 Grant Director Ronald G. 

 Hodson will retirejune 30, 

 2006. A search committee 

 for a new director has been 

 organized by University of 

 North Carolina's Office of 

 the President. 



"We have strong 

 research, outreach and , 

 education programs f t 

 addressing important 

 coastal issues," says 

 Hodson, who has served as Sea Grant director 

 since 1997. 



Hodson, who joined the North Carolina 

 program in 1 980 as associate director, is an 

 international expert on pond aquaculture, and 

 developed pond systems and breeding protocol 

 for hybrid striped bass. Although he will retire 

 from his university position, he expects to keep 

 abreast of aquaculture topics and other coastal 

 issues. 



"By stepping down as director, I can focus 

 my interest on a few specific topics in aquacul- 

 ture, as well as marine science and policy," he 

 says. "I also expect to spend quality time with my 

 family — especially my grandchildren." 



Sea Grant is a bridge between the university 

 system's research abilities and the needs identified 

 in coastal communities. Research and outreach 

 topics include fisheries, water quality and habitat, 

 coastal communities, coastal hazards, coastal 

 business, marine education and seafood science. 



A university-based, federal/state partnership, 

 Sea Grant receives funding from the National 

 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 



Ron Hodson 



through the National Sea 

 Grant College Program, as 

 well as an appropriation from 

 the N.C. General Assembly. It 

 is one of 32 programs in the 

 national Sea Grant network. 



In addition to core 

 Sea Grant projects, North 

 Carolina Sea Grant also 

 administers the state-funded 

 N.C. Fishery Resource Grant 

 Program and the N.C. Blue 

 Crab Research Program. 

 Russ Lea, UNC vice president for research, 

 organized the search committee that includes 

 representatives from various campuses, as well 

 as Sea Grant's outreach partners. 



Lea cites the North Carolina program 

 as a leader in coastal and marine research 

 and outreach. "North Carolina Sea Grant 

 consistently receives high marks in national 

 reviews, reflecting its strong roots in the 

 universities and equally strong connections with 

 stakeholders," he adds. 



North Carolina Sea Grant's administrative 

 headquarters is located at North Carolina State 

 University in Raleigh. Coastal extension offices 

 are located in Manteo, Morehead City and 

 Wilmington. 



The posting for the Sea Grant director's 

 position is available online atwww.ncseagrant. 

 org (follow the news links), or www.northcarolina. 

 edu (follow "Quick Links" to the Office of the 

 President/Human Resources page). Applications 

 should be addressed to Lea and sent electroni- 

 cally to kirn _fogg@ncsu.edu. Application review 

 began Nov. 1. -K.M. 



Cover photo of 

 Core Sound decorations by Scott Taylor. 

 Table of Contents photo of 

 storm damage by Erin Selling. 

 Printed on recycled paper. @ 



In the Next Issue of Coastwatch 



As the North Carolina Aquaculture Development Conference approaches, 

 Kathleen Angione examines aquaculture in eastern North Carolina. Also, readers will travel 

 to Russia as Ann Green chronicles a visit by Sea Grant's Barry Nash to a seafood facility 

 in the rural Voronezh region. And Erin Seiling introduces a new shrimp trap design 

 being tested through the North Carolina Fishery Resource Grant program. 



2 HOLIDAY 2005 



