introduces readers to Taylor's engaging 

 personality and extensive knowledge of 

 fish and shellfish. 



Noting her nose for seafood and 

 penchant for quality, Friday describes 

 Taylor as "North Carolina's premier 

 seafood specialist." After 20 years of 

 extolling the virtues of the fisherman's 

 catch and testing more recipes than 

 would fit in a file box, it seems proper 

 that Taylor should receive such a 

 laudable tribute. 



Big Sweep Set For 

 September 16 



Be the solution to water pollution; 

 join the First Citizens Banks Big 

 Sweep. Scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 

 16 from 9 a.m to 1 p.m., Big Sweep is 

 the nation's largest statewide waterway 

 litter cleanup. 



Last year, more than 13,000 North 

 Carolinians gave four hours of weekend 

 time to become environmental stew- 

 ards. In all, they sacked more than 197 

 tons of debris from lakes, river, streams 

 and beaches. 



Besides bagging litter, volunteers 

 also recorded their trashy collection on 

 data cards that were later compiled by 

 the Center for Marine Conservation in 

 Washington, D.C. Using the statistics, 

 Big Sweep coordinators can better 

 pinpoint which areas are most in need 

 of trash pickup and education and 

 who's leaving behind the offensive 

 litter. 



Big Sweep is concerned about litter 

 because of its many impacts, says Judy 

 Bolin, Big Sweep's executive director. 

 Trash is unsightly, harmful to people, 

 costly and deadly for wildlife. 



Big Sweep has removed more than 

 1,203 tons of debris from waterways 

 statewide since it began as a small 

 beach cleanup nine years ago. 



For the fifth consecutive year, First 

 Citizens Bank is supporting the cleanup 

 as title sponsor. 



Although corporate support makes 

 Big Sweep a financial reality, it's the 

 grassroots volunteer work of North 



Carolinians that makes Big Sweep a 

 success year after year, Hart says. 



Big Sweep attracts volunteers of all 

 ages, and it's especially popular among 

 school classes, church groups, civic 

 clubs, Scouts and environmental 

 organizations. 



To locate pickup sites in your area, 

 drop by your local branch of First 

 Citizens Bank for a brochure after Aug. 

 15 or call the MCI Big Sweep toll-free 

 hotline at 1-800-27-SWEEP. 



To help support the cleanup's 

 educational efforts, buy a Big Sweep 

 '95 T-shirt. They are available in 

 medium, large and extra-large and cost 

 $12. To order, write N.C. Big Sweep, 

 Box 908, Raleigh, NC 27602. 



Sea Grant To Host 

 National Fisheries Forum 



Sea Grant is sponsoring a fisheries 

 issues forum at the National Press Club 

 in Washington, D.C, on Sept. 11. This 

 national project is being coordinated by 

 the Sea Grant communications leaders 

 in North Carolina, Washington and 

 Wisconsin. 



The forum, "Can America Save Its 

 Fisheries?," is designed to help the 

 national media and policy-makers better 



understand the problems and complexi- 

 ties inherent in managing the nation's 

 fisheries. 



Through a panel format, the forum 

 will address three questions: Who owns 

 the fish? Are we organized to manage? 

 How are the changing coasts affecting 

 fisheries? Each panel will address the 

 three issues from a variety of perspec- 

 tives, offering media the opportunity to 

 interact with nationally known academ- 

 ics, resource managers, commerical 

 fishermen, recreational anglers, environ- 

 mentalists and seafood processors. 



"We felt the forum offered a perfect 

 format for Sea Grant to do what it does 

 best — act as an information broker to 

 the media about national fisheries 

 issues," says Kathy Hart, Sea Grant's 

 communications coordinator. 



For more information about the 

 forum or registration information, 

 contact Hart at 919/515-2454. 



Coastwatch and "Seas of 

 Debris" Win Praise 



Coastwatch did it again. 



For the sixth consecutive year, 

 Coastwatch won an APEX '95 publica- 

 tion award from Communications 

 Concepts, publishers of Writing 

 Concepts. 



Coastwatch was one of 15 Award 

 of Excellence winners in the category 

 of subscription magazines and journals. 

 Overall, 518 publications competed in 

 the magazine and journal competition. 



The award was based on excellence 

 in graphic design, editorial content and 

 the success of the entry in achieving 

 overall communications effectiveness 

 and excellence. 



"Seas of Debris: A Summary Report 

 from the Third International Conference 

 on Marine Debris" also won an APEX 

 '95 Award of Excellence in the special 

 report category. It was written by Sea 

 Grant communicators Jeannie Faris and 

 Kathy Hart, designed by Linda Noble 

 and published by N.C. Sea Grant for 

 the National Marine Fisheries Service. 

 It competed against 220 entries. 



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