. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. "The Back Page" is an update on Sea Grant activities — on research, marine education and advisory services. It's also a good place to find out about meetings, workshops and new publi- cations. For more information on any of the projects described, contact the Sea Grant offices in Raleigh (919/737- 2454). For copies of publications, write UNC Sea Grant, NCSU, Box 8605, Raleigh, 27695-8605. In the September Coastwatch, we told you about Sea Grant agent Jim Bahen's efforts to work with a netmak
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. "The Back Page" is an update on Sea Grant activities — on research, marine education and advisory services. It's also a good place to find out about meetings, workshops and new publi- cations. For more information on any of the projects described, contact the Sea Grant offices in Raleigh (919/737- 2454). For copies of publications, write UNC Sea Grant, NCSU, Box 8605, Raleigh, 27695-8605. In the September Coastwatch, we told you about Sea Grant agent Jim Bahen's efforts to work with a netmaker to develop an inexpensive turtle excluder device or TED. Come May 1, federal regula- tions will require shrimp trawlers 25 feet in length or longer to use TEDs in offshore waters in North Carolina. The devices are designed to exclude en- dangered sea turtles from nets. So far, the National Marine Fisheries Service has certified five types of excluder devices. The structures vary from aluminum boxes to deflector grids to web screens. The web screens are called "soft" TEDs. Bahen's new TED is of the soft vari- ety. Nicknamed the "Parrish" TED after inventor Steve Parrish of Supply, this excluder device awaits final approval by NMFS. In October, it passed field tests. The Parrish TED barred all sea turtles from the shrimp net's tailbag. The Parrish TED, made of 8-inch webbing, deflects turtles downward through a 40-inch hole in the bottom of the net. The opening is held rigid by a rectanglar bar and closed with an elas- tic chord. But pressure from a large object such as a turtle will cause the opening to gap and allow the turtle to escape. The Parrish TED is sewn into the net between the main body and the tail- bag. Bahen says it is easy to install and costs $80 to $100. For further information about the Parrish TED, call Bahen at 919/ The Division of Marine Fisheries has $73,200 that it plans to use to help North Caro- lina fishermen buy
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