. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. • FISHERIES • North Carolina's fisheries are in a constant state of flux, especially the eastern oyster, a species suffenng long-term decline due to over-harvesting, habitat destruction, pollution and disease. However, the state's restoration efforts are strong. During the past five years, the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has built several oyster reefs in Pamlico Sound as spawning sanctuaries. NC State researchers Cynthia Cudaback, Dave Eggleston and Lian Xie will study how the physical circulat
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. • FISHERIES • North Carolina's fisheries are in a constant state of flux, especially the eastern oyster, a species suffenng long-term decline due to over-harvesting, habitat destruction, pollution and disease. However, the state's restoration efforts are strong. During the past five years, the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has built several oyster reefs in Pamlico Sound as spawning sanctuaries. NC State researchers Cynthia Cudaback, Dave Eggleston and Lian Xie will study how the physical circulation in Pamlico Sound affects dispersal patterns of oyster larvae. Using computerized models, researchers have already made some projections about the most productive reefs and the extent of their larval distribution. The team will spend the next two years testing their predictions in the field. "The big question is what is the best reef or set of reefs to conserve or build?" says Eggleston. "The project will give DMF some guidance on where they should place their restoration ; Additional Fisheries Projects • Effects of Hypoxia-lnduced Habitat Compression on Juvenile Fish Cohort Dynamics: Field and Model Investigations. James Rice andj. Kevin Craig of NC State. • Factors Influencing Escapement of Red Drum in North Carolina: A Combined Conventional Tag and Telemetry Approach. Jeffery Buckel, Joseph Hightowerand Kenneth Pollock of NC State. • Hypoxia Impacts on Sustainable Oyster Populations. Amy Ringwood and James Oliver of UNC-Charlotte and Patricia McClellan-Green of NC State. COASTAL COMMUNITIES With resident and tourist populations on the rise in North Carolina, the landscapes of coastal and estuarine counties are undergoing dramatic change. To better understand such change, researchers Thomas Crawford, Don Bradley and Bob Edwards of East Carolina University (ECU) plan to conduct a spatial characterization of changing land-use patterns in
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