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Plastic Six-Pack Rings A Danger
A man pops the top of his
favorite beverage, leans
beck in his boat, and waits
He tosses the pop-top
overboard.
A small fish, attracted to
the light-reflective top as it
drifts downward, attempts
to swim through the top. The
ring won’t slide over the
fish’s fins. The fish is en
circled with a pop-top that
may mean its death.
Littering coastal waters
can be more than just
unattractive; it can kill and
maim wildlife. Plastic six
pack rings, monafilament
fishing line and plastic bags
are particularly hazardous
to wildlife.
Plastic rings and
monafilament line can
easily become wrapped
around the heads, necks and
feet of waterfowl and
aquatic birds, disturbing
their flight, swimming and
feeding abilities, often with
fatal results.
Ed McCoy, a fisheries
consultant for the N.C.
Division of Marine
Fisheries, says plastic bags
thrown overboard can kill
sea turtles. The bags often
float along the surface
looking much like jellyfish,
a favorite food for some
species of sea turtles,
Completes Training
Navy Seaman Recruit
Stanley A. Spencer of
Creswell, has completed
recruit training at the Naval
Training Center, Great
Lakes, 111.
During the eight-week
training cycle, trainees
studied general military
subjects designed to
prepare them for further
academic and on-the-job
training in one of the Navy’s
85 basic occupational fields.
Prayer Breakfast
A Creswell Prayer Break
fast will be held at Miss
Donnie’s Restaurant in
Creswell, N.C. on July 3
beginning at 9 A.M. Rev.
Preston Kayton of Edenton,
a minister of the Christian
Church, will be the guest
speaker. Louise A. Wheeler
of Edenton will be the
chairperson. For reser
vations, call Louise A.
Wheeler at 482-3189 or in
Creswell phone lone
Craddock at 797-4464. The
public is invited to attend.
Schroeder Hits
2 Home Runs
Rob Schroeder, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Schroeder
hit not (me but two grand
slam home runs for his
American Legion little
League team on Friday 6-25.
Opening July Ist!
Lenny’s
Roadside Market
Fish, Live Crabs
& Produce
Store Hours:
Thursday: 3 P.M. til t P.M.
Friday: 3 P.M. til 8 P.M.
Saturday: 8 A.M. til 8 P.M.
I Sunday: 8 A.M. til 8 P.M.
Highway 32 Saath
Edentoa
McCoy says. "The sea
turtles injest the bags but
they can’t digest them," he
says. "The turtles
frequently die.”
Fish that become en
tangled in litter may also die
because the litter interferes
with feeding, restricts
swimming, damages skin
and scales, or inhibits
growth.
; Leon Abbas, recreation
specialist for UNC Sea
Grant, says much of the
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Johnny Foster
UNC Sea Grant
litter tossed overboard -
monafilament line, six-pack
rings, drink containers - is
plastic and is not
biodegradable. It’s not
going to disintegrate in the
water,” Abbas says. “It has
a life of its own that can go
on for years and years. I
don’t think most litterers
give a thought to that at
all.”
Though spokesmen for the
N.C. Division of, Marine
Fisheries and the N.C.
Wildlife Resources Com
mission say there is a litter
problem in North Carolina,
no one has any hard data on
wildlife losses. But there is a
statute on the books in North
Carolina to prevent littering
in navigable waters.
Violators can be fined up to
SSOO and - or be imprisoned
up to six months. Division of
Marine Fisheries en
forcement officers will
ticket violators if they see
them throwing trash
overboard, McCoy says.
What can we do to prevent
litter problems? Don’t
throw trash into the water.
Keep a litter container with
a lid on your boat and use it,
Abbas says. When at the
beach, pier or marina, use
trash containers provided
there, or take your trash
with you and discard it at
home. If you see litter
floating on the water, help
the birds and fish. Pick it up.
4-H News
Hertford Road 4-H met on
June 23. Highlights of the
meeting included a session
on cross-stitching presented
by Mrs. Edith Walker and
Mrs. Bet tie Bembry. The
session proved to be very
interesting and informative.
Many thanks go to Mrs.
Walker and Mrs. Bembry
for taking time out of their
busy schedule to work with
the 4-Hers.
Medal Received
Senior Airman Cheryl L.
Free, son of Rev. and Mrs.
Virgil L. Free of Tyner,
N.C., has been decorated
with the U.S. Air Force
Commendation Medal at
RAF Upper Heyford,
England.
The Air Force Com
mendation Medal is
awarded to those in
dividuals who demonstrate
outstanding achievement or
meritorious service in the
performance of their duties
on behalf of the Air Force.
Free, a chapel
management specialist, is a
1977 graduate of West
Montgomery Senior High
School, Mount Gilead, N.C.
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