. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. THE BACK PAGE. "The Back Page" is an update on Sea Grant activities—on re- search, marine education and ad- visory services. It's also a good place to find out about meetings and workshops and new publica- tions. For more information on any of the projects described, con- tact the Sea Grant office in Raleigh (919/737-2454). For generations, the Japanese have been rais- ing eels. And they still know more about it than anyone else. A measure of their expertise rub- bed off on some North Carolina sc
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. THE BACK PAGE. "The Back Page" is an update on Sea Grant activities—on re- search, marine education and ad- visory services. It's also a good place to find out about meetings and workshops and new publica- tions. For more information on any of the projects described, con- tact the Sea Grant office in Raleigh (919/737-2454). For generations, the Japanese have been rais- ing eels. And they still know more about it than anyone else. A measure of their expertise rub- bed off on some North Carolina scientists and students during October, when Shigeru Arai, a Japanese authority on eel culture, visited here for 10 days. Arai came at the invitation of Bill Rickards, director of Sea Grant's eel culture project in Aurora. Rickards and Arai met in Japan in 1978, when both were attending a meeting of a joint and Japanese committee on aquaculture. The reason for Arai's visit was twofold: to observe North Carolina's growing aquaculture projects, and to share his knowledge with his American colleagues. Arai visited Sea Grant's eel farm and other aquaculture sites, and conducted a seminar on aquaculture at East Carolina University (ECU). Arai also spent time with Margie Lee Gallagher, an eel nutritionist at ECU. Gallagher is conducting a Sea Grant study designed to find out what and how to feed pond-raised eels. She is looking for the diet that will promote their growth and good health under the stress of culture. Arai showed Gallagher ways to select fish for her samples and made other suggestions. According to Gallagher: "It's basically a problem of getting a wild animal to eat an artificial food. Arai's advice was a big ; Both Rickards and Gallagher expect to follow up Arai's visit with more of the same cooperation. They believe this kind of exchange will save time and effort, and help produce better eels for both nations. Aquaculture—the "farming"
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