COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Photo Exhibit 



Qjring the 1 940s and 1 950s, pho- 

 tographer Roger P. Meekins chronicled life 

 on the Outer Banks — from square dancing 

 in Hatteras to net mending in Stumpy Point. 



Meekins' photos are on display 

 through August at the Outer Banks History 

 Center across from the Manteo waterfront 

 at Roanoke Island Festival Park. "Aerial 

 Views, Things in the News, The Beach of 

 Yesteryear, and Past Happenings Here: 

 Black and White Photographs by Roger 

 P. Meekins" features 50 images of Dare 

 County and the surrounding area. 



Meekins, the eldest son of The Coast- 

 land Times founder D. Victor Meekins, was 

 1 5 when he began taking photos for the 

 newspaper as well as at local weddings and 

 events. Because there were no bridges over 

 Oregon Inlet and the Croatan Sound, many 

 of the images are aerial views. 



For more information, call 252/473- 

 2655 or e-mail obhc@ncmail.net. — A.G. 



A Call for Oyster 

 Gardeners 



The North Carolina Division of 

 Marine Fisheries (DMF) is soliciting up to 50 

 participants for a pilot project that would 

 allow them to grow oysters in bags or cages 

 under private docks in approved coastal 

 waters. 



DMF will select applicants based on 

 geographic distribution and suitability of wa- 

 ters. Only participants with docks located in 

 waters approved or conditionally approved 

 by the N.C. Office of Shellfish Sanitation will 

 be allowed to participate in the project. 



Docks located in waters permanently 

 closed to shellfish harvest will not be consid- 

 ered due to health concerns. 



For information, contact Craig Hardy 

 at DMF headquarters in Morehead City at 

 craig.hardy@ncmail.net. Or call 800/682-2632 

 or 252/726-7021. 



Surf fishing is synonymous with the Outer Banks. For more than a half-century, 

 a sportfishing school has been offering know-how to novices and experts alike. 



52nd Annual Sportfishing School 



Registration is open for the 52nd annual Sportfishing School, June 6-10, at Cape Hatteras. 

 Sponsored by North Carolina State University's Office of Professional Development, the course in- 

 cludes classroom instruction, two fishing excursions on the Gulf Stream, surf fishing and social events. 



The school is open to anyone interested in sportfishing regardless of age. A registered adult, 

 however, must accompany persons under the age of 1 8. 



Participants will learn about equipment, bait, big game fishing, surf fishing, slow trolling, and the 

 use of circle hooks for ethical angling. 



The instructors include recreational fishing experts Mac Currin and Joe Malat. For information, 

 or to register, e-mail continuingeducation@ncsu.edu. Or call 91 9/51 5-2261 . — P.S. 



Ocean Bowl Winners 



^^ishington High School in Washing- 

 ton took top honors at the 2004 North Carolina 

 Ocean Sciences Bowl at the University of 

 North Carolina at Wilmington. 



East Carteret High School in Beaufort 

 placed second, and Williams High School in 

 Burlington won third place. 



More than 20 high schools participated in 

 the academic competition, known as the Blue 

 Heron Bowl, for high school students. The 



bowl focuses on ocean-related science, technol- 

 ogy, history and navigation. 



The North Carolina winners competed in 

 the National Ocean Sciences Bowl in April in 

 Charleston, S.C 



The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

 Administration, the National Sea Grant Pro- 

 gram and others support the N.C. bowl. 



To find out more about Blue Heron Bowl, 

 visit the Web: www.uncwil.edu/cmsr/rwsb/. 



-A.G. 



EARLY SUMMER 2004 



