. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. committee on Oceanography. He will be telling Congressmen how research projects, advisory services and publications like Coastwatch aid coastal communities. Only with sound data about Sea Grant's benefits and the backing of concerned citizens will Sea Grant survive the budget cuts. In the Philippines, many of the best crops are under water. But the farmers like it that way. Their harvest of milkfish, catfish, talapia, shellfish, shrimp and prawns represents a major industry and a primary source of food. Th
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. committee on Oceanography. He will be telling Congressmen how research projects, advisory services and publications like Coastwatch aid coastal communities. Only with sound data about Sea Grant's benefits and the backing of concerned citizens will Sea Grant survive the budget cuts. In the Philippines, many of the best crops are under water. But the farmers like it that way. Their harvest of milkfish, catfish, talapia, shellfish, shrimp and prawns represents a major industry and a primary source of food. The 7,100 islands of the Philippines are rich in the resources that make aquaculture work: temperate climate, plenty of clean water, and an abun- dance of edible species well-suited to farming. John Foster, who works with Sea Grant's aquaculture demonstration project in Aurora, believes North Carolina can learn from the success of fish-farming in the Philippines. In February, Foster spent several weeks touring the islands, stopping at fish farms, research sites and markets. He also studied some of the nation's culture, staying with Philippine families in their homes, and saw first- hand the central role seafood plays there. Foster believes he can apply much of what he learned on the trip to his Sea Grant work with aquaculture. He believes the Philippine techniques for raising fish in pens would work well in North Carolina's freshwater ponds and reservoirs, as well as in brackish bays and estuaries. In exchange for their help, Foster gave his Philippine counterparts infor- mation on new technology and research, and pointed out ways they could make better use of their resources. Foster and the five other North Carolinians who made the trip were selected to participate in an exchange program that also brought Philippine citizens to this state for study. The Rotary International Foundation, which sponsored the exchange, has asked Foster to report his observations of Philippine life t
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