The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-07-31
THIS TAGGING PROGRAM
NEEDS GOVERNORS HELP
(Scotland Neck Commonwealth


1t five years ago. after months of investigation,
that program for improving the nlets along the coastal
lionel George Gillette executive director North Caro-
Lima Ports Authority AS member of the Board OF Con-
servaton and Development and outstanding army
engineer who had the activities of the federal
in North Carolina waters for number of years.
Colonel Gillette well equipped to discuss the matter
nteigently and to the type of investigation which
would center attention this great need of the State
veopmens since but for the most part program stands
just where it stood when Colonel Gillette presented his
Conservation and Development The need for develop
still exists and the need for wider state interest
to bring about action in this matter still there
AS have said some progress has been made in the
way of obtaining assistance from the Federal Government
for the widening and deepening of of the nets but
the overall plan presented by Colonel Gillette has not yet
been tackled in its entirety by the Federal AS
for the State itself while great deal of interest has been
evinced by members of the General Assembly and
while Governor Umstead is known to be interested the
matter appropriation has been made to aid in this work
it will be years before such appropriation
can be made. Before he in Governor and
while he sitting with the Advisory Budget Commission
the proposed budget for this coming fiscal year, Governor
Umstead asked great many questions of delegation
which appeared to for improvement of the water
facilities of Carolina confidently expect
Governor Umstead to take very definite action along
this line in the not distant future He has the authority
along with the Council of State authorize expenditure
of money complete survey of the situation this
may be the next important step in the matter
Carolina the longest coastne and the great
est fishing of all the states of the Atlantic Seaboard
with the exception of Florida is said that deepening of
some OF the HeIS WOulO permit Sndd 10 us way
from the into spawning grounds There has been
dmnution in the number of spawning shad
into the inland waters of North Carolina recent and
this is said to be due to the fact that the shad requires
eight to twelve feet of water if is going to enter the
sounds and of the inlet channels only three to
Deep action of the many the
nlets to fill partially in recent years.
also argued that if the channel depths were
creased all types of fish would have ready
the inland waters and this would improve the fishing and
Shrimpng 1t is also true that raWlers which need
from to nine feet of water to the bar
cannot operate for instance, at Oregon Inlet Yet they
could in at Oregon Inlet Manteo they would
catch and the time when they get into the Chesapeake
Bay This twenyfour hours is important from the
standpoint of keeping the fish fresh and getting them
the markets properly iced Also they will have port of
refuge at Manteo of serious storm These factors
taken advantage of by deepening the channel of Oregon
Inlet would be the of building the fishing, icing
and packing industries at Manteo.
Colonel Gillette also called attention to the fact that
proper balance of salt water needed in the inland
tiers for better of the oyster and the depth
the nets definitely affects the sanity of the inland wat
He also said improvement of the other nlets along
the North Carolina coast would aid reducing pollution
and thus promote survival of fish, OYSTER shrimp and 9TH
er types of marine fe and would also aid to navga
ton in many places
1t sincerely to be hoped that North Carolina will en-
bark this program in cooperation with the Federal
Government nothing for states of the Union
something about developing their Watersde facilities
AS matter OF fact the greatest growth which has
to states has been because they utilized State funds
hon and otherwise work for full utilization of the
sources and possibilities of the oceans
Lakes. North Carolina and should do likewise.