. 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, workshops and new publications. For more information on any of the projects described, contact the Sea Grant offices in Raleigh (919/737-2454). What's in a namer Maybe more than you think. Gagfish, grunts and suckers go begging at grocery counters. An unsavory name can de- stroy the appeal of an otherwise tasty fish. And with n
. 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, workshops and new publications. For more information on any of the projects described, contact the Sea Grant offices in Raleigh (919/737-2454). What's in a namer Maybe more than you think. Gagfish, grunts and suckers go begging at grocery counters. An unsavory name can de- stroy the appeal of an otherwise tasty fish. And with no ap- peal in the grocery store, these fish bring only pennies a pound at the dock. But there's one fish that's overcome its unsavory name: croaker. Sam Thomas, Sea Grant's seafood specialist at the NCSU Seafood Laboratory in Morehead City, says promotion put croaker alongside flounder and trout on grocery counters. "Once people realized it was a very acceptable fish to eat we started seeing demand for it," Thomas says. "When demand in- creased, the fishing effort increased and the fishermen started getting a better price for ; Thomas says common fish names, usually bestowed by fishermen, reflect some action or habit of the fish (suckers) or perhaps their appearance (toadfish). Fish names may vary from fishing community to fishing commu- nity, and bear yet another name at the market. The U. S. Food and Drug Ad- ministration (FDA) controls market names. They want to assure consumers that what is being sold as perch is in- deed perch. Ridding a fish of its distasteful name is not easy. Fishermen and seafood dealers along the Pacific coast recently appealed to the FDA to change the market name of Pacific hake to Pacific whiting. The appeal worked. But it wouldn't be worth the time, effort and expense to change every fish's name that was unpleasant. Thomas suggests that a lesson be taken from croaker. Promotion and a little experimentation on the part of th
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