. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. BY ANN GREEN wnish-green water from Roanoke Sound in Nags Head hits the heavily rip-rapped shoreline as North Carolina Sea Grant researcher Stan Riggs stands on a large concrete slab. With the help of a large megaphone, Riggs' voice booms across the estuarine shoreline while he points to a house perched on stilts in me sound. 'You see the house out in the sound," says Riggs to Coastal Geology Research Coopera- tive field trip participants. "Even though there is rip rap on the shore, it is st
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. BY ANN GREEN wnish-green water from Roanoke Sound in Nags Head hits the heavily rip-rapped shoreline as North Carolina Sea Grant researcher Stan Riggs stands on a large concrete slab. With the help of a large megaphone, Riggs' voice booms across the estuarine shoreline while he points to a house perched on stilts in me sound. 'You see the house out in the sound," says Riggs to Coastal Geology Research Coopera- tive field trip participants. "Even though there is rip rap on the shore, it is still eroding here as indicated by the difference between the 1997 and 2003 ; "From 1932 to 73, the erosion rate was more than five feet a year," adds Riggs, an East Carolina University distinguished research professor. "Since then, the shoreline has been armored with broken concrete slabs, but the rip rap is at best a temporary fix and not a permanent ;. HIGH SEASON 2004. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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