. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS. Elizabeth II Marks 20th Anniversary rVlanteo is celebrating a special an- niversary. Twenty years ago, the Elizabeth II first sailed into Manteo's Festival Park. The ship is a replica of the historic vessel that brought the first English settlers to Roanoke Island in 1585. Elizabeth II was commissioned and built as part of the festivities surrounding America's 400th anniversary. The ship also helped launch a new era of historic tourism in North Carolina. Today, when she is not moored at Fe
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS. Elizabeth II Marks 20th Anniversary rVlanteo is celebrating a special an- niversary. Twenty years ago, the Elizabeth II first sailed into Manteo's Festival Park. The ship is a replica of the historic vessel that brought the first English settlers to Roanoke Island in 1585. Elizabeth II was commissioned and built as part of the festivities surrounding America's 400th anniversary. The ship also helped launch a new era of historic tourism in North Carolina. Today, when she is not moored at Festival Park, Elizabeth II travels up and down the Intracoastal Waterway. According to the Department of Cultural Resources, Elizabeth II is the only floating state historic site. Since its initial voyage in 1983, the ship has hosted million visitors in Manteo and 20 other North Carolina coastal and river ports. Festival Park, across from the Manteo waterfront, hosts other attractions that highlight Roanoke Island's place in the nation's history. It is open year-round. For information, call 252/475-1500. - Noted Speakers Set for Planet Ocean Seminars "Two nationally renowned speakers are set for the 2004 sessions of the Planet Ocean Semi- nar Series at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington's Center for Marine Science: * March 2,6 , Lora E. Flem- ing, "Harmful Algal Blooms and You: It's a Bloomin' ; Fleming is the only board-certified occupational and environmental medicine physician in South Florida. She studies the health effects of aerosolized and red tide toxins on humans and other animals. • May 4,6 , Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, "NOAA's Ocean Sciences for the 21 st ; Lautenbacher is the chief administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He oversees a number of agencies, including NOAA-Sea Grant, NOAA- Ocean Services and NOAA-Fisheries. The Center for Marine Science is lo
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