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Sea Grant's Walter Clark 

 to Lead Coastal Society 



alter Clark, North Carolina Sea 

 Grant coastal law and policy specialist, 

 will take the helm ofThe Coastal Society 

 in December. 



Clark is now president-elect of the 

 450-member, international organization 

 that is dedicated to addressing marine 

 and coastal issues. The Coastal Society 

 brings new information to the table and 

 provides a discussion forum. Its 

 membership includes academic, 

 government and private sector profes- 

 sionals and students. 



As president, Clark will oversee an 

 effort to develop regional chapters to 

 foster dialogue among people with 

 common concerns; to establish the 

 society as a clearing house for informa- 

 tion on emerging issues; and to draw 

 more students into the professional 

 organization. 



A member of the Sea Grant exten- 

 sion team since 1983, his research focus 

 is on land- and water-use issues. Clark 

 developed an ocean management plan 

 for North Carolina and completed a 

 study on user conflicts regarding the 

 state's public trust lands and waters. 



He also provides ongoing informa- 

 tion on natural resource management for 

 legislative study committees, state 

 commissions, state agencies and local 

 governments. 



Clark earned his bachelor's degree in 

 history from East Carolina University, his 

 master's degree in land-use planning 

 from the University of North Carolina at 

 Chapel Hill, and his juris doctor from 

 Wake Forest University School of Law. 



The Coastal Society is headquartered 

 in Alexandria, VA. For information, go to 

 its Web site at www.thecoastalsociety.org. 



-P.S. 



N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island Opens 



The new North 

 Carolina Aquarium on 

 Roanoke Island opened 

 in May to rave reviews 

 of its "Waters of the 

 Outer Banks" theme. 



The centerpiece of 

 the aquarium is a 

 285,000-gallon ocean 

 tank, featuring a replica 

 of the USS Monitor 



shipwreck — complete with curious sea 

 turtles, colorful reef fish and restless sharks. 



Visitors can explore an array of aquatic 

 habitats from the ocean and inlets to sounds 

 and estuaries; and from saltwater marshes to 

 freshwater streams and roadside ditches — 

 each with unique communities of animal 

 and plant life. 



A walkway leads to outdoor exhibits 

 along the Croatan Sound where the effects 

 of tides, weather and water can be seen. 

 Skates and rays, crabs, sea stars and urchins 

 provide additional hands-on learning in the 



Discovery Gallery. 



Expansion 

 projects are under way 

 at state aquariums at 

 Pine Knoll Shores and 

 Fort Fisher, with 

 themes based on their 

 distinct geographical 

 coastal settings. The 

 Fort Fisher facility will 

 be closed until 2002. 

 The Pine Knoll Shores site remains open as 

 renovations continue. 



Administered by the N.C. Department of 

 Environment and Natural Resources, the 

 aquariums on Roanoke Island and at Pine 

 Knoll Shores are open seven days a week 

 from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Admission is $3 for 

 adults; $2 for senior citizens and military 

 personnel; and $1 for children ages six to 17. 

 Admission is free for children under the age 

 of six and for school groups. 



For information, call 800/832-FISH, or 

 log on www.ncaquariums.com. 



Archeologists are 

 surveying Roanoke Island, but 

 they are not in search of the 

 famed "Lost Colony." 



Rather, the team from the 

 National Park Service's 

 Southeast Archeological Center 

 is looking for artifacts from the 

 Civil War era, the Freedman's 

 Colony and a Depression Era 

 camp for the Works Project 

 Administration. 



The project is in the Fort 

 Raleigh National Historic Site 

 in Dare County. The work 

 focuses on a northern section 

 of the island, part of 202 acres 

 that were acquired by the park 

 service in the mid-1990s. 



The survey is expected to 

 take several years and could 

 reveal other finds, such as 

 prehistoric artifacts. 



The team will use shovel 

 testing, metal detection and 

 other remote-sensing tech- 

 niques, including ground- 

 penetrating radar, all refer- 

 enced by a global positioning 

 system unit. 



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