. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Illustration by Duane Raver. BORN AT SEA, THE CATADRAMOUS EEL DRIFTS TOWARD LAND AS LARVAE ON OCEAN CURRENTS. IT SPENDS MOST OF ITS LIFE IN FRESHWATER, REACHING MATURITY IN SEVEN TO 30 YEARS. THE ADULT EEL RETURNS TO THE MOTHER WATERS OFTHE SARGASSO, SPAWNS AND DIES. The Enigmatic Eel: A LONG WAY FROM HOME By Pant Smith * Photographs by Michael Halmin ski t's a spectacular day to travel out east — past freshly plowed fields, white country churches, and houses framed with bright daffodils. Straight ahead li
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Illustration by Duane Raver. BORN AT SEA, THE CATADRAMOUS EEL DRIFTS TOWARD LAND AS LARVAE ON OCEAN CURRENTS. IT SPENDS MOST OF ITS LIFE IN FRESHWATER, REACHING MATURITY IN SEVEN TO 30 YEARS. THE ADULT EEL RETURNS TO THE MOTHER WATERS OFTHE SARGASSO, SPAWNS AND DIES. The Enigmatic Eel: A LONG WAY FROM HOME By Pant Smith * Photographs by Michael Halmin ski t's a spectacular day to travel out east — past freshly plowed fields, white country churches, and houses framed with bright daffodils. Straight ahead lies Belhaven, a quaint village on the Pungo River and the Intracoastal Waterway. The best view of its picturesque waterfront — with piers and boat ramps set against moss-covered live oak trees — is from across the river, south on 99. Only a few sailboats skim along the Pungo, shimmering silver in the morning sun. The air is crystal clear. Cool. Not quite spring. It'll be a few weeks before the river commu- nity is re-energized by crabbing and fishing activities. Down the road at Belhaven Crab & Eel Pots & Supplies, Inc., and Katie Sawyer anticipate the surge of business the changing season brings. Stacked against the building's red brick facade, cylindrical black eel pots and boxy crimson crab pots are a study of colors and shapes. And inside, in spite of their relaxed manner, the proprietors are bracing for commerce. The retail portion of the building is lined with row after row of equipment essential to landing, storing, transporting and preparing the catch — no matter the type, size or quantity. Color explodes from well-stocked bins. Bright orange and hot-pink buoys. Nets, nets, and more nets — you name the mesh size and color. Yellow rain gear and assorted neon- colored gloves. And boots. White, blue, green and black boots — in tall, medium and short — for crabbers, fishers or processors. weighs three pounds of pig rings — also known as
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