football and basketball, and sampling craft brews with my wife, Nancy. And 

 a cigar on very special, rare occasions doesn't hurt either." 



Thus, for example, Voiland hopes to eventually take his keyboard to 

 Carteret County to jam with N.C. Marine Fisheries Comm ission member 

 Barbara Garrity-Blake, who plays guitar and rubboard in the Cajun/zydeco 

 band, Unknown Tongues. 



His interests may be many and vaned, but Voiland takes them 

 all in stnde. And while she is equally busy, Nancy Voiland says they are 

 good complements. "He loves to cook, and I love to bake. It's a great 

 combination," she says. "He feeds me pasta, and I feed him chocolate." 



While Mike Voiland's "environmental epiphany" continues to guide his 

 professional career, he still has a spot in his heart for baseball. Although he 

 can recall details from his first Dodgers' game at Ebbets Held with his father 

 in 1956, the team left him for California. He then slowly started pulling for the 

 Yankees with an equal, if not stronger, fervor. 



And now he has a chance to sample minor league baseball — nght here 

 in North Carolina. 



To download an interview with Michael Voiland that appeared on UNC-TVs "North 

 Carolina Now, "go to www.ncseagrant.org and follow links in the "News" section. 



J Vdiland to Lead Waterfront Study Panel 



M ichael Voiland, executive director of 

 North Carolina Sea Grant, will chairthe21- 

 member Waterfront Access Study Committee 

 authorized by the N.C. General Assembly. 



Recommended by thejoint Legislative 

 Commission on Seafood and Aquaculture, the 

 new committee will "study the degree of loss 

 and potential loss of diversity of uses along the 

 coastal shoreline of North Carolina and how 

 these losses impact access to the public trust waters of the state." 

 Other committee members will be: 



• Senate cochair of thejoint Legislative Commission on Seafood and 

 Aquaculture or the cochair's designee; 



• House cochair of thejoint Legislative Commission on Seafood and 

 Aquaculture or the cochair's designee; 



• chair of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission or the chair's designee; 



• chair of the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission or the chair's designee; 



• chair of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission or the chair's designee; 



• director of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries orthe director's 

 designee; 



• director of the N.C. Division of Coastal Management or the director's 

 designee; 



• president of the North Carolina Recreation and Parks Association or the 

 president's designee [the individual who serves in this position must also 

 be a director of a public parks and recreation agency located in a coastal 

 region as described in G.S. 143B-289.54(b)]; 



• a representative of a local government located in the Northeast Coastal 

 Region, as described by G.S. 143B-289. 54(b), appointed by the 

 president pro tempore of the Senate; 



• a representative of a local government located in the Central Coastal 

 Region, as described by G.S. 143B-289. 54(b), appointed by the speaker 

 of the House of Representatives; 



• a representative of a local government located in the Southeast Coastal 

 Region, as descn bed by G.S. 143B-289. 54(b), appointed by the 

 president pro tempore of the Senate; 



• an economist appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 



• a representative of the residential building industry who builds in a 

 coastal region as described in G.S. 143B-289. 54(b), appointed by the 

 president pro tempore of the Senate; 



• a realtor licensed under Chapter 93A of the General Statutes, appointed 

 by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 



• an individual involved in economic development in a coastal region as 

 described in G.S. 143B-289. 54(b), appointed by the president pro 

 tempore of the Senate; 



• a representative of the marine trades industry appointed by the speaker 

 of the House of Representatives; 



• a representative of the commercial fishing industry appointed by the 

 president pro tempore of the Senate; 



• a representative of the recreational fishing industry appointed by the 

 speaker of the House of Representatives; 



• a social scientist appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 

 and 



• a representative of the environmental community appointed by the 

 speaker of the House of Representatives. 



Voiland expects the committee to hold its first meeting this fall, once 

 necessary appointments are made. Check for updates at www.ncseagrant.org. 



The study committee will have administrative and professional 

 support from Sea Grant, and the N.C. Coastal Resources Law, Planning, 

 and Policy Center. 



The committee's tasks include: 



• gathering information about local land-use management and zoning, 

 current shoreline development trends, and local tax rates, including tax 

 assessment trends for shoreline properties; 



• collecting research and information from North Carolina and other states 

 and jurisdictions regarding incentive-based techniques and management 

 tools used to preserve waterfront diversity; and 



• assessing the applicability of such tools and techniques to the coastal 

 shorelines of North Carolina. 



A draft report will be shared in three public hearings along the coast. 

 The panel's final report is due to the legislature by April 5, 2007. — K.M. 



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