. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. THE BACK PAGE "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 and workshops, and new publica- tions. For more information on any of the projects described, con- tact the Sea Grant office in Raleigh (919/737-2454). The Rangia clam may no longer be considered a trash food junkie, eating only other sea creatures' cast-offs. Sea Grant researcher Don Jeffreys of East Carolina Uni- versity has
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. THE BACK PAGE "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 and workshops, and new publica- tions. For more information on any of the projects described, con- tact the Sea Grant office in Raleigh (919/737-2454). The Rangia clam may no longer be considered a trash food junkie, eating only other sea creatures' cast-offs. Sea Grant researcher Don Jeffreys of East Carolina Uni- versity has found in laboratory tests that Rangia clams will eat euglena, a form of algae, and live bacteria. Researchers have been unsure of the clam's food sources and believe it to be a "trash ; In another part of the study on Rangia clams. Sea Grant researcher Barney Kane of ECU has found that clams taken from the same area may exhibit widely varying bacteria counts. In an experiment with nine clams, eight clams showed a bacteria count of less than 10,000, while one clam had a count of more than 160,000. A high bacteria count means the clam will have a shorter shelf life when marketed. Kane says further studies are needed to determine why bacteria counts vary so widely. Kane also has found that increased water turbidity due to dredging has only a slight effect on bacteria counts in the clams. Articles in scientific jour- nals had suggested that high bacteria counts resulted during increased tur- bidity. But Kane said experiments at a dredge site in the Pamlico Sound showed only a slight increase in the clams' bacteria count. anted alive: thousands of elvers from eastern North Carolina's streams, rivers and inlets. Description: baby eels, two-and-a-half to three inches long, nearly transparent. Between January and March, elvers can be seen migrating upstream into brackish and fresh waters. They usually travel in large schools and often can be found near dams and culver
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