. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Weather news, Relay-style Photo by Cassie Griffin. Hines has encouraged boat-owners to maintain their equipment want to know how to surf fish and where they can drive on the beach to ; Hines has several ways of providing this information: — With an office at the N. C. Marine Resources Center at Bogue Banks, Hines is constantly in contact with people interested in marine resources, and those numbers increase during the summer months. Not all of Hines' requests come from the coast or even from the
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Weather news, Relay-style Photo by Cassie Griffin. Hines has encouraged boat-owners to maintain their equipment want to know how to surf fish and where they can drive on the beach to ; Hines has several ways of providing this information: — With an office at the N. C. Marine Resources Center at Bogue Banks, Hines is constantly in contact with people interested in marine resources, and those numbers increase during the summer months. Not all of Hines' requests come from the coast or even from the state. An ad agency in New York City wanted to know how many fish there are in the ocean. A fellow from North Dakota wanted to sell his restaurant, move to North Carolina and become a commer- cial fisherman. Hines says the man is re- considering the idea. "I think he was laboring under the impression that it was an easy, glorious way to make a living," Hines says. And, then there's work with other Sea Grant programs and state and federal agencies. Agents transfer infor- mation about new gear or fishing techniques from state to state and from coast to coast. "I'm working with an agent in Alaska now who has re- quested information on the anti- fouling paint I'm using in my crab-pot study," he says. "He is hoping they can use it up there on octopus pots to stop their marine-borers ; What kind of person is a marine ad- visory agent? "I'm kind of a jack-of- all-trades, I guess, since you have to be responsive to all types of marine in- terests," Hines says. "You can call yourself an expert, or knowledgeable anyway, in one particular area, but whoever walks through that door or calls on the phone, well you've got to be able to answer the question or know where you can find the answer. Sometimes that just takes one phone call, and sometimes it may take a cou- ple of days of calls and ; Hines isn't desk-bound, or eve
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