. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. SEA SCIENCE In addition to administering the program, North Carolina Sea Grant oversees out-of-state reviews. The Marine Fisheries Commission selects the proposals to be funded. The issue of whale entanglements surfaced five years ago, when the Hatteras-Ocracoke Auxiliary of the North Carolina Fisheries Association convened a public meeting on the issue, Foster recalls. But efforts to coordinate In recent years, the number of reported entanglements in New England has gone up. Foster suspects that the
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. SEA SCIENCE In addition to administering the program, North Carolina Sea Grant oversees out-of-state reviews. The Marine Fisheries Commission selects the proposals to be funded. The issue of whale entanglements surfaced five years ago, when the Hatteras-Ocracoke Auxiliary of the North Carolina Fisheries Association convened a public meeting on the issue, Foster recalls. But efforts to coordinate In recent years, the number of reported entanglements in New England has gone up. Foster suspects that the actual number of incidents is not increasing, but rather that reporting has gone up, as fishers trust the network. "I think the same will happen here," he says. "In the past, the tendency was not to call attention to themselves, even though by law they have to report Once the netting is cut, the whale swims free. various agencies and offices were not fruitful. More recently, Foster was ap- pointed to a large whale take-reduction team, where he learned of Manila's efforts with the Center for Coastal Studies. In New England, many of the entanglements involve right whales, which are considered on the brink of extinction as the population hovers at about 300. 28 EARLY SUMMER 1999 There is a threat of severe penalties for injuring a whale," Foster says. To encourage more fishers to be trained in Level 1 or Level 2 response, Foster expects to offer evening work- shops. At these first levels, the fishers can stand by and provide appropriate information to Level 3 responders, including marine biologists, who actually perform the disentanglement. The March incident followed expected procedures. "The fishermen did the right thing. They called it in," Read says. The team then counts on the Coast Guard to secure the site as the exact plan is prepared. "People want to get in the water with the whale. That is very, very dangerous," Read says. Untr
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