Title: Coast watch
Identifier: coastwatch00uncs_6 (find matches)
Year: 1979 (1970s)
Authors: UNC Sea Grant College Program
Subjects: Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology
Publisher: (Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program)
Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina
Digitizing Sponsor: North Carolina Digital Heritage Center

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d f t deck Digital Mapping to Benefit Brunswick When Hurricane Hugo brushed southeastern North Carolina in Sep- tember 1989, high winds and water bruised Brunswick County's year-round homes and businesses to the rune of $2.5 million, according to the state's Division of Emergency Management. Injury to beaches, roads and public structures was up- ward of $72 million. So when the Federal Emergency Management Agency provided money to assuage part of the damage on the coast and inland areas such as Charlotte, it reserved a percentage of the funds to brace for the future. This standard FEMA procedure is known as hazard mitigation. "Rather than just use the disaster relief money to pick up the pieces, the mitigation grants are used to re- duce the damage next time," says Spencer Rogers, Sea Grant's coastal engineering specialist. A $328,000 federal grant — matched equally by N.C. State Uni- versity and its benefactors — will be used to map vulnerable areas along such beaches as Long and Sunset and to keep future damage to a mini- mum. NCSU civil engineering profes- sors John Fisher and Margery Overton will use existing aerial pho- tographs to produce digital maps of erosion-prone areas. "This project will seek to develop new techniques using state-of-the-art computer mapping systems to identify the most threat- ened stretches of ocean shoreline in Brunswick County," says Fisher, adding that the models could be ap- plied in other areas of North Carolina in the future. This small-scale pilot study could help target safe evacuation routes for the county, identify at-risk structures and provide local planners with information regarding shoreline erosion rates, dune elevations and flood-prone areas. Work on the project began this fall and should take three years to complete. Underwater Dinosaurs Treat yourself, your family or your students to an unforgettable "un- dersea" adventure at the N.C. State Fair, Oct. 15-24. Drop by Dinama- tion's Sea Creatures, Dinosaurs of the Deep, an exhibit sponsored by the N.C. State Museum of Natural Sci- ences and the Friends of the Museum. Encounter lifelike animated crea- tures that inhabited our oceans mil- lions of years ago.
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Shudder at the Kronosaurus, a ferocious marine reptile with a huge head, short neck and immense jaws as much as 9 feet long that were equip- ped with 80 sharp 9-inch teeth. Gasp at the Basilosaurus, a slender-bodied, lizardlike marine mammal that measured between 40 and 80 feet long. Gawk at the armor-plated 5-ton Dunkleosteus, a savage-looking fish with cleaverlike projections that jut- ted from its powerful jaws, enabling it to crush and slice its prey. And after visiting these amazing creatures, be sure to allow time for the "Discovery Tent." Hands-on learning stations offered in the tent will reinforce and supplement infor- mation presented in the exhibit area. Activities will include a fossil dig, crayon rubbings of prehistoric animals and several water-based in- teractive displays that encourage dis- covery of what it means to live in wa- ter. Admission to the exhibit is $3 and is not included in the general fair admission cost. School groups can purchase advance tickets for $2, and teachers should reserve a scheduled time slot for visiting the exhibit. To purchase advance tickets and sched- ule a time slot, call the Friends office at 919/733-7450. Sea Grant Agent Outstanding in Field Sea Grant Marine Advisory Ser- vice Agent Bob Hines was selected as a 1993 recipient of N.C. State Univer- sity's Outstanding Extension Service Award. Each year, the Chancellor's Office bestows the honor on six to eight employees who serve the uni- versity in extension roles. Hines, an agent for 14 years in the Pine Knoll Shores office, has responsibilites in fisheries in a five-county area of central coastal North Carolina. Hines has built a rap- port with local commercial fisher- men, an independent group that is of- ten shy of government agencies. Most recently, Hines has worked exten- 22 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1993

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