. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. many a happy hour at Pea Island, scanning the marsh ponds for wading birds and hoping to glimpse a peregrine falcon. I've lolled about the deck of a charter fishing boat while it crossed the ocean bar at Oregon Inlet, celebrating a catch of dolphin fish with friends while the tight-lipped boat captain worried about keeping the hull out of the sand. I've fished at Hatteras point and camped at Ocracoke and eaten more than my fair share of fresh tuna. I'm no commer- cial fisher or Hatteras Village cottage own
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. many a happy hour at Pea Island, scanning the marsh ponds for wading birds and hoping to glimpse a peregrine falcon. I've lolled about the deck of a charter fishing boat while it crossed the ocean bar at Oregon Inlet, celebrating a catch of dolphin fish with friends while the tight-lipped boat captain worried about keeping the hull out of the sand. I've fished at Hatteras point and camped at Ocracoke and eaten more than my fair share of fresh tuna. I'm no commer- cial fisher or Hatteras Village cottage owner, but the decisions made at Oregon Inlet will matter to me. Six hundred million dollars is serious money to spend on stabilizing an inlet through a changing barrier island. What are our choices? JETTY LACEMEf' I am unsure Tom Jarrett can tell me, but fate has tapped him for the job of point man for the Oregon Inlet jetty project, and he agrees to meet me — one more writer, the 50th, the 100th? — at the inlet that has consumed his career. Jarrett is chief of the coastal, hydrology and hydraulics section of the Corps' Wilmington District. So far, the Department of the Interior has refused to allow jetties to be constructed on its land, citing concerns over eroding Pea Island's critical shorebird and waterfowl habitat. At present, construction awaits another round of public review, this one in response to a fresh economic analysis and the Corps' latest plan to move trapped sand with ocean dredges and spread it along Pea Island whenever needed. Another 90-day comment period will follow, this one likely open through early autumn, then the Corps staff will have another chance to take a deep breath while state and federal officials wrangle over whether to try to land. Coming home means crossing the ocean bar at Oregon Inlet. In rough water, it's a tough place to be. 10 HIGH SEASON 1998. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digit
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