. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. crude oil in their test plots. They found that oil inhibits cellulose mineraliza- tion, the natural breakdown of plants in the marsh. "The bacteria, instead of using the marsh grass, switched over and used oil," Phaender says. And while the diet of oil did not seem to harm the bac- teria, Phaender says more study will be necessary to show missing links in oil's progress up the food chain. "One thing we don't know," Phaen- der says, "is what happens if the zooplanton, which feed on
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. crude oil in their test plots. They found that oil inhibits cellulose mineraliza- tion, the natural breakdown of plants in the marsh. "The bacteria, instead of using the marsh grass, switched over and used oil," Phaender says. And while the diet of oil did not seem to harm the bac- teria, Phaender says more study will be necessary to show missing links in oil's progress up the food chain. "One thing we don't know," Phaen- der says, "is what happens if the zooplanton, which feed on the bac- teria, don't like the taste of ; After a spill May fifth of last year from a tanker in the Cape Fear River, the U. S. Coast Guard spent $100,000 to clean up heavy fuel oil, but did not If, when, maybe And then again Chevron USA may begin drilling North Carolina's first offshore ex- ploratory well for oil and gas this year. Then again they may not. Chevron may bring in a large sophisicated drill ship to do actual drilling. Then again they may not. Sound a little uncertain? It is. Until the drilling actually begins, plenty of avenues are open for change. And North Carolina's outer continental shelf offers the oil companies a few ex- tra challenges—deep water, a strong Gulf Stream current—that require added precautions, money, expertise and time for planning. State and federal officials predict Chevron USA should be the first oil company to emerge from the maze of permits, plan-approvals and bargain- ing needed to assemble an exploratory well. Chevron would like to begin drill- ing on Manteo Block 510 in tract 18, 38 nautical miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras, during 1983, says Woodard, Chevron's division explora- tion manager for the northern division. But the schedule is far from set. Chevron is negiotating with com- panies to finance the well, and no agreement can be reached on a drilling date, Woodard says. Chevron purchased Block 510 with Conoco
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