Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-11-28
BY BILL SHARPE

The nations first University q!
the Sea" serving both marine scion
lists and wind-burncd commercial
fishermen, may materializc at More
head City, North Carolina. If plans
now being laid come to fruitiCu. The
Sea University would involve the
Department of Conservation and De-
velopment, the University of North
Carolina, State College. and the Cen
eral Education Board. and would br.
according TO academic authorities.
unique" in America.
1t would establish facilities and
staff for research OF the marine re-
sources of the North Carolina sea-
board, marine museum. and voca-
tional training for commercial fish
ermen. Property d, the former
Navy Section base at Morehead City.
including 81 buildings termed ideal"
for such an enterprise. already has
been acquired by the Department %
Conservation and Development. Ac-
tual operation OF the laboratories ana
school is anticipated III 1917
Last week AT Chapel Hill. eminent
leaders in the field OF marine bio
loSy and botany and oceanography.
opined that the area selected for OBJ.
Grafton of the university" could not
be surpassed in natural advantages.
They were assembled there To- dis
cuss progress on d survey which IS
now being made OF marine resources
VT North Carolina, eventually TO be
published as an S00-paGc report with
a complete photographic map. per-
maps the most exhaustive study ever
mace OF an American states COM
merclal fisheries resources
la, InI 80,
DR.. R. f. Cocker. head OF zoology.
University Of North Carolina: Dr.
Harden +. Taylor. New York. lOr,nev
president of Atlantic Coast Fisheries
and now the General Education
Board; Dr.. Rex s. WinSlow. director
Bureau OF Business Service and Re-
search, University OF North Carolina.
Present also were r. Bruce Eth.
crIdcC. director. North Carolina De
Dartmcnt OF COuSGyN al.uu and De-
velopment: Josh L. Horne. chairman.
conservation ana Devclupncu, Board.
and Roy Hampton. Plymouth. chair
man. OF the boards committee N
commercial fisheries
While the recent mcC''uL rS.er-
SIb!y waS concerned with ~. survey.
no wunGer way. discussion ..rglvy
was of the proposed y,-ra.c. CON
Ter At Morehead C!ty Fisheries ca
perts long have CUmtcuicd tina, TN,
North Carolina coast. with It's ou.r
seas, InletS. bays. river mouths. ANA
both fresh and salty sounds. uruy!Q-
ed the most complex fishing ground,
on the Atlantic ScabUagd. and. cou<r-
quently. the most varied and fruitful
locations for marine research Tho
school and laboratories will br within
80 miles of the Gulf Stream, and the
mean temperature is about hallway
between that OF the Artic and the
tropics. II is CCn;ended that tn,
fisheries industry now existing on
this coast Is perhaps merely scratch
ing the surface. and that proper re-
search and training can greatly cX-
pand its economic Importance. The
value of marine fisheries products
was sli,267,03O in the bienn!u:,
J 94i-46.
For many years, Eov Hampton. Of
Plymouth, whose family has been
in the commercial fishing industry
for many years. has advocated a
scientific examination and develop
ment of marine resources. and his
led To- the acuul-
sltion by the State of the abandoned
Naval Base at Morchead City. Tho
University of North Carolina ha,
tentatively agreed TO man the re-
search end Of the proposed center.
offering postgraduate work m
marine biology and botany. North