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Title: Coast watch
Identifier: coastwatch00uncs_11 (find matches)
Year: 1979 (1970s)
Authors: UNC Sea Grant College Program
Subjects: Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology
Publisher: (Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program)
Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina
Digitizing Sponsor: North Carolina Digital Heritage Center

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Features Coastal Tidings The Point It's no wonder that hundreds of fishers squeeze shoulder to shoulder at Cape Hatteras every autumn. For decades, folks have cast for a bounty of fish from two hemispheres, which the Gulf Stream and a Labrador Current sweep past this crook of sand. Some fishers at "the Point" drive new sport utility vehicles. Others arrive in old trucks. All love to fish 6 Setting Sights on the Stars In today's electronic age, navigating is as easy as punching a couple of buttons on a handy device. But machines can break. That's when it's time to look skyward for help — and let celestial bodies guide you to your destination 14 Taking the Long View: Research Reaps Results in Time Science is not for the impatient or the shortsighted. Several Sea Grant researchers face challenges as they spend years studying hybrid striped bass, the Neuse River and marine habitats. But the results are worth the wait 18 Cultivating a Different Kind of Crop 19 Plumbing the Depths of Water Quality 20 Getting to Know Blue Crabs... Flexibility Required 22 A Historian's Coast: Nature Remembers Archaeologists dig for remnants of man's past and piece them together to tell stories about ancient cultures. Paleoecologists like Duke University's Sherri Cooper unearth the stories of nature's past by examining the minutiae of sediment core samples 24 The Catch: The Season for Stripers The Outer Banks is the place for striped bass fishing this fall. The popular sport fish is just a cast away in the surf, but its population hasn't always been as healthy as it is today 28 Sea Science: Weathering Winds and Water — Steps for a Storm-Resistant Home We all get a little antsy when meteorologists report a hurricane forming deep in the Atlantic Ocean this time of year. There is nothing we can do to change the course of a dangerous storm, but we can prepare for it by building or retrofitting our homes according to storm-resistant standards 31 COASTWATCH

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