. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. "Because fishers move from one territory to another to fish, shift from crab pots to shrimp trawls or from gill nets to clam rakes, because they land croaker during one season and. mullet or blue crabs during another, they are thegtvup of people best situated to monitor the health of coastal rivers, sounds, ocean waters and estuaries.' â "THE ESTUARY'S GIFT" Oystering, Washington, NC, c. 1884. Courtesy of the NC Division of Archives and Histoiy He points to the dramatic change that has come
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. "Because fishers move from one territory to another to fish, shift from crab pots to shrimp trawls or from gill nets to clam rakes, because they land croaker during one season and. mullet or blue crabs during another, they are thegtvup of people best situated to monitor the health of coastal rivers, sounds, ocean waters and estuaries.' â "THE ESTUARY'S GIFT" Oystering, Washington, NC, c. 1884. Courtesy of the NC Division of Archives and Histoiy He points to the dramatic change that has come to the Outer Banks in the past 10 years. "From Nags Head to Corolla - now it looks like a suburb of Los Angeles," he says. While marine scientists are evaluating the environmental impact of such change, attention also must be focused on societal forces that drive the change. Griffith, working with ECU sociologist Jeff Johnson, has given North Carolina a reputation of being on the cutting edge of social science research on coastal topics, Queen says. "Programs in other states use this as a model," he adds. And, their research results have provided critical input for state advisory panels, legislators and regulators. "It paints a true picture of what is taking place," says Twila Nelson, who met Griffith when she served on the Marine Fisheries Commission. West, who served on the Fisheries Moratorium Steering Committee in the mid-1990s, agrees. Tve been impressed with the perspective he's brought to discussion of fisheries issues," she says. "You're not just talking about managing fish, you are talking about managing people and ; Coastal Studies Griffith, now 48, arrived in North Carolina in 1983 to work on a research project on underutilized fish species. Jim Murray, then extension director for North Carolina Sea Grant, and Johnson led the work, which was funded by the National Marine Fisheries Service. Griffith prepar
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