. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. "The Back Page" is an update on Sea Grant activities—on research, marine education and advisory services. It's also a good place to find out about meetings, workshops and new publications. For more information on any of the projects described, contact the Sea Grant offices in Raleigh (919/737-2454). For copies of pub- lications, write UNC Sea Grant, Box 8605, NCSU, Raleigh, 27695-8605. North Carolina clams are big business. In 1986, the hard-shelled mollusks accounted for $ million in inc
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. "The Back Page" is an update on Sea Grant activities—on research, marine education and advisory services. It's also a good place to find out about meetings, workshops and new publications. For more information on any of the projects described, contact the Sea Grant offices in Raleigh (919/737-2454). For copies of pub- lications, write UNC Sea Grant, Box 8605, NCSU, Raleigh, 27695-8605. North Carolina clams are big business. In 1986, the hard-shelled mollusks accounted for $ million in income to North Carolina. That money was earned mostly by part-time clammers who picked a site at random and waded into knee- deep water with bull rakes and floating wash tubs. But there's a better way. Sea Grant's newest publication will show you how to get your fair share of the Tar Heel clam pie. Clam Gardening: A Manual for the Small-Scale Clam Operation in North Carolina focuses on how to lease a clam gardening site, plant seed clams, and harvest and market the mature crop. Marine Advisory agent Skip Kemp wrote the manual based on his own research and his extensive experience working with successful clam gardeners up and down the Tar Heel coast. "This manual is geared for the average person who wants to start his or her own clam gardening operation in estuarine bot- tomland leased from the state," Kemp says. "It's a book anyone can ; The 36-page manual includes how-to drawings and photographs and lists com- panies that can supply the necessary equipment. Several tables and charts illus- trate what the clam gardener can expect from an average crop. For your copy of the manual, send $5 to UNC Sea Grant, Box 8605, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27695-8605. Ask for publication The 1991 North Carolina Commercial Fish- ing Show is right around the corner—March 9-10. The show will feature ex- hibits and sales of items used i
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