. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Earl Chadwick, a Marshallberg fisherman, has been plying the waters of Core and Back Sounds for 37 years. He was the first fisherman in Carteret County to try the four-net/sled configuration on his 26-foot trawler. "I heard about it (the four barrel) from some of my relatives who were fishing down south," he says. "I tried it. I made the doors and nets ; Despite the fact that the twin nets did not work out on Chadwick's small boat, he is proud of being the first to experiment wit
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Earl Chadwick, a Marshallberg fisherman, has been plying the waters of Core and Back Sounds for 37 years. He was the first fisherman in Carteret County to try the four-net/sled configuration on his 26-foot trawler. "I heard about it (the four barrel) from some of my relatives who were fishing down south," he says. "I tried it. I made the doors and nets ; Despite the fact that the twin nets did not work out on Chadwick's small boat, he is proud of being the first to experiment with the twin nets. Chadwick says most fishermen learn about new gear from other fishermen. "Fishermen are like a bunch of ducks," he says. "One of them does something and all the others ; Chadwick says that the younger fishermen in the area tend to look to the older, more experienced fishermen for help and advice. Mark Hooper, a Smyrna fisherman, says most Car- teret County fishermen are willing to share their new ideas and information about new gear with the fishermen they know. "Word usually spreads pretty fast, especially around bigger fish houses where a lot of fishermen dock," Hooper says. "If a fisherman finds a piece of gear or equipment that works a little bet- ter, he's usually willing to share it with those he works around. Fishermen get together and talk. They talk on the radio (VHF) or at the fish house. It amazes me how fast word can ; James Styron, a 53-year-old Davis fisherman, says there are no secrets in small fishing communities anymore. "In small areas like this, everybody knows about a new piece of gear in two days' time," Styron says. "Whether they find out over the radio (VHF) or through direct communication, everybody ; Styron says one innovation has swept through Carteret County this year. It's the steel cage. Fishermen have replaced the "bags" they pull behind their
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