. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. publications qualified for the inter- national competition by first winning similar awards in regional competition conducted by the STC's Carolinas Chapter. Seven other UNC Sea Grant publications won awards at the regional level. The Society of Wetland Scientists will hold its Third Annual Conference May 17-19 at Wrightsville Beach. The agenda includes field trips to marshes and pocosins, a technical-paper ses- sion, a poster session and a banquet. For more information on the con- ference, contact Bill Ada
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. publications qualified for the inter- national competition by first winning similar awards in regional competition conducted by the STC's Carolinas Chapter. Seven other UNC Sea Grant publications won awards at the regional level. The Society of Wetland Scientists will hold its Third Annual Conference May 17-19 at Wrightsville Beach. The agenda includes field trips to marshes and pocosins, a technical-paper ses- sion, a poster session and a banquet. For more information on the con- ference, contact Bill Adams, secretary, P. O. Box 296, Wilmington, 28402. Coastal North Caro- lina is a wreck-diver's paradise. Hundreds of shipwrecks, from blockade runners to modern trawlers, found in this "Graveyard of the Atlantic" make this area one of the most exciting dive spots on the East Coast. Some of the most popular shipwrecks are listed in Sea Grant's Wreck Diving in North Carolina. Wreck Diving, written by Dennis Regan and Virginia Worthington, identifies and describes 43 of North Carolina's undersea shipwrecks. In ad- dition, this 16-page booklet includes safety tips, a bibliography and a list of. nearby decompression facilities. To ob- tain a copy of this free publication, write UNC Sea Grant, Box 5001, Raleigh, 27650. Ask for publica- tion number UNC-SG-78-13. With spring comes an urge to ex- plore the outdoors. And what better place to explore than a coastal salt marsh or estuary? Among the things you can see dur- ing a salt-marsh excursion are the special plants that grow there—plants that can stand up to changes in tides and salinity, and to wind and wave ac- tion. To deal with their environment, salt marsh plants have special built-in features. The waxy leaves of the yaupon resist salt damage and retain moisture, while the leaves of the marsh pennywort rotate to avoid the sun's hottest rays. Many of these plants were used for household aides, food and drink i
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