. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. T I hp rapid response to Dallas Rose's March 24 report was heralded up and down the coast. By all accounts, the state's new whale network passed its first test with flying colors. "It reflects on Bill Foster's wisdom that he got the equipment here. He got the disentanglement network started," says rescue team member Read. Coast Guard officials agree. "It's handy to have that equipment on the Outer Banks," says Petty Officer Bennett of the Coast Guard headquarters in Norfolk. "
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. T I hp rapid response to Dallas Rose's March 24 report was heralded up and down the coast. By all accounts, the state's new whale network passed its first test with flying colors. "It reflects on Bill Foster's wisdom that he got the equipment here. He got the disentanglement network started," says rescue team member Read. Coast Guard officials agree. "It's handy to have that equipment on the Outer Banks," says Petty Officer Bennett of the Coast Guard headquarters in Norfolk. "I was impressed at how quickly it came ; Bennett sees a synergy of equip- Virginia Beach and the northern Outer Banks. Foster likens the young whales to teenagers, who sometimes get into trouble. "We had one die that was entangled off Hatteras last year," Foster says. "We did not have the equipment and people in ; The difference this year is like night and day, he says. "We were fortunate that Andrew Westgate had some experience in this before," Foster says. "We are a bit surprised that it worked the first time — but we're ; The goal of the $40,000 fishery grant he received in 1998 is to "promote SEA SCIENCE And the new whale network is a prime example of the grant program in action, says Steve Olson, associate director of North Carolina Sea Grant. Sea Grant administers the program, which is funded by the North Carolina General Assembly. "The program is designed to fund research and find solutions to problems identified by those who make their living on the water," Olson says. "The instincts and intuition of those involved in the fishing industry are crucial factors in resolving a variety of coastal ; The Fishery Resource Grant Program was established in 1994 by the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for rea
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