. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Jea turtle strandings along the North Carolina coast were down 25 percent in 1997 compared to the previous year, but preliminary data suggest that nesting was low, according to Ruth Boettcher, Sea Turtle Project coordi- nator. Through mid-November, 353 strandings were reported; 471 turtles stranded during the same period in 1996. Most strandings occurred in Dare (113) and Carteret (110) counties, probably because they have the longest shorelines, Boettcher says. Brunswick County had 52 strandings. Mos
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Jea turtle strandings along the North Carolina coast were down 25 percent in 1997 compared to the previous year, but preliminary data suggest that nesting was low, according to Ruth Boettcher, Sea Turtle Project coordi- nator. Through mid-November, 353 strandings were reported; 471 turtles stranded during the same period in 1996. Most strandings occurred in Dare (113) and Carteret (110) counties, probably because they have the longest shorelines, Boettcher says. Brunswick County had 52 strandings. Most of the stranded turtles were loggerheads,. which find the North Carolina shore attractive for nesting. Preliminary nesting data for 1997 showed 560 nests for the year, which is on the low end of the normal range, according to Boettcher. "Because of cooler temperatures in May and June, the nesting season was slow to start. It picked up at the end ofjune and in July," Boettcher says. "The early-laid nests will probably have lower success because, for one thing, the incubation periods were longer than ; She anticipates that data will show the hatch rates improved forjuly and August. ? The North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences will have four whale skeletons on display when it opens its new location in September 1999. Visitors will be able to see the skeletons of the True's beaked whale, fin whale, sperm whale and right whale. ? Seafood Availability Chart You're standing in the supermar- ket, staring at the seafood counter and wondering what's the best catch for dinner. You'd like something fresh off the boat, but you don't have a clue what's in season. Wonder no more. North Carolina Sea Grant has a seafood availability chart that graphically depicts the seasonality of 24 species of fish and shellfish commonly harvested in Tar Heel waters. Learn that soft crabs are most abundant in May, flounder in October and shrimp in July and August. The 11-
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