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What do you like most/least about 

 Coastwatch! 



A Like the people/history stories. 



A Like its perceived purpose: to 

 inform. 



▲ Very good and informative 

 publication. 



A It is dedicated to North Carolina 

 coast and I like this because it presents 

 regional information to me. 



▲ Easy to read, interesting. 



▲ Clear, concise, timely. The best 

 little publication I get! Keep up the good 

 work! 



A I wish it had more pages to it. 



▲ The magazine is unbelievably 

 attractive, comprehensive, understandable 

 and useful. I have never known an 

 "official" publication that even ap- 

 proaches this one. 



▲ The information contained in the 

 bulletin gives me a much better under- 

 standing of the problems of our coast. 



A More color 



A Shorter stories 



A Don't change a thing. 



A I like no advertisements and the 

 reasonable cost. 



A I preferred the old format (the 

 newsletter). 



A Don't like black-and-white photos 



We would like to use four-color 

 photographs throughout the magazine 

 too, but that is unaffordable unless we 

 build a much larger subscriber base. 



A I have been disappointed by the 

 placement of address stickers on beautiful 

 covers. Also disappointed that I could not 

 buy copies of some of your covers 

 suitable for framing. 



We are considering running a limited 

 quantity of each cover, without type, as 

 a print to sell. We are talking to our 

 photographers, Scott Taylor and Michael 

 Halminski, and our printer about costs. 



Is there something you would like to 

 see included in Coastwatch that is not 

 there now? 



A Perhaps a series on shells — what 

 you find and how to identify them 



A Take a stand for positive measures 

 to protect our marine natural resources 

 first, then let however that set of actions 

 affects the users of these resources be 

 secondary. 



A More historical articles on past 

 coastal industries and ways of life. Add a 

 readers' comment section. 



We had a readers ' comment and 

 question section, but very few people 

 wrote to provide comments or questions. 

 If readers have question and comments, 

 please write us. We would be happy to 

 have a readers ' page. 



A Pertinent issues that North 

 Carolina legislators and Congressmen are 

 dealing with so we can write them about 

 our opinions on the subject while options 

 are still being considered. 



A I like Sea Grant publication, 

 workshop and conference information. 



A Seafood recipes 



A Beautiful cover photography 



A More people profiles 



A More about aquaculture 



A More maps 



A Doesn't get published often 

 enough. 



A More for young readers 



Please suggest story ideas for Coastwatch 

 articles. 



A Keep up the great work. It is a 

 magazine with wonderful discourse and 

 diversity. 



A I do not mean to suggest scare 

 tactics, but I believe there is ample, 

 available and generally understandable 

 evidence to make it clear to reasonable 

 people that we are "fouling our nest" and 

 destroying crucial resources. Please focus 

 on it to the extent you feel appropriate 

 and soon. 



A Pirates 



A Sharks and rip tides 

 A Ferries 



A More sea-life stories, more wild- 

 life stories, more on the history of the 

 Outer Banks. 



A Topsail Island. We really respect 

 this magazine, and as long as it is printed, 

 we will subscribe to it. 



A Golf course runoff 



A Life cycles of coastal bird and 

 animal life 



A Stories on historical traffic on 

 rivers leading to coast 



A Cooperative efforts among 

 business/industry, governmental agencies, 

 and scientific/educational community to 

 answer/resolve environmental issues and 



challenges. I believe such success stories 

 would serve to break down barriers and 

 promote communication among these 

 groups. 



A History of Shackleford Banks 

 A I use the publication to stay 

 informed about legal issues regarding 

 submerged lands, riparian rights and 

 wetlands issues. These areas are important 

 to my business as a real estate appraiser. 

 A Food safety 



A Straight facts about fish popula- 

 tions and impact of net and sportfishing. 

 A Navigation 



A Make reprints of articles available 

 A Loons 



A Occasional articles geared toward 

 making new coastal residents better 

 coastal citizens, e.g. building techniques, 

 waste and sewage disposal, preservation 

 of environment 



A Inlets 



A More real science, less storytelling 



Age of subscribers: 



18 and under (0%) 



19 — 29(1%) 

 30 — 49 (34%) 

 50 — 65 (34%) 

 Over 65 (28%) 



Sex of readers: 

 Male (64%) 

 Female (25%) 



Education: (Check highest grade 

 completed.) 



Grade school (0%) 



High school (12%) 



College (51%) 



Master's (21%) 



Doctorate (12%) 



Area of residence: 

 Coastal (42%) 

 Piedmont (22%) 

 Mountains (1%) 

 Out-of-state (24%) 



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