,, The Lazarette Gazette NEWS FROM The University of Texas at Austin MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE \i!i!l.~Ei Port Aransas, Texas 78373-5015 (512-749-6760 -fax 512-749-6777) (internet: thompson@utmsi.utexas.edu) Vol. 7, Issue 7, 13 November 1998 In this issue ofLazarette Gazette In Memoriam. -Ruth Grundy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cover New Airboat, BEACHCOMBER, joins MSI small boat fleet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Our MSI Foreign Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 84 New Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Regular sections: cruise reports & boat operations -p. 4, personnel -p. 7, attaboys -p. 10, irish pennants -p. 10, letters to the editor -p. 10, seminars -p. 11, publications -p. 11, facilities & equipment -p. 17, editor's note -p. 18, tony's tidings -p. 19 · INMEMORIAM-RUTH GRUNDY This issue of the Lazarette Gazette is dedicated to the memory of Ruth Grundy. The above masthead appeared in issue 17, Volume 3, October 7, 1994. • Ane and I first met Ruth when we came to Port Aransas in 1996. Knowing and working with her at UTMSI over the past two years has been a rewarding and enriching experience. Her warm personality and her love and commitment to UTMSI, the library, and the people that use it were obvious from the day that we met her and continued until her death. She was always an ardent and effective proponent for the UTMSI library and, with the support ofThe University ofTexas Library System, UTMSI, and the Marine Science Advisory Council, she has built it into one of the finest marine-science libraries in the nation. The following story serves as an example ofhow I remember Ruth. She enthusiastically called me at my office one Saturday morning a few months ago and invited me to come down to the library to meet Dr. Oppenheimer (previous Director of UTMSI). She also wan~ to show· me some original paintings of representative Texas coastal biotopes that he had just brought down to the Institute in the hope that they could be published. These paintings by Marcia Kier are delightful representations oflife in some 26 local coastal ecosystems and are part of a biotope report resulting from a study that was conducted by Dr. Oppenheimer and associates in the.early 70's. It was a thrill for me to meet Dr. Oppenheimer, see the pictures, and share memories of previous UTMSI experiences with the two of them. We are excited that Ruth and Tracy Villareal, the new editor of Contributions to Marine Science, have subsequently arranged .. for this important biotope work to be published in our journal. We expect that this issue will be widely used by schools and others who are educating people about our interesting Texas coastal ecosystems. Ruth's enthusiastic support for the continued publication ofthe Contributions to Marine Science caused her family to request that donations in honor of her memory be directed toward supporting that cause. We are most grateful for that gesture and will always associate the library and the journal with our warm memories of Ruth as a crucial part of our UTMSI family. On behalf of the faculty, students, and staff of the Marine Science Institute and the Department ofMarine Science, we thank Doyle and other members ofher family for sharing Ruth's time with us over the years. May her legacy live on. -Wayne Gardner • It was my pleasure to work with Ruth Grundy when responsibility for the Marine Science Library was transferred to the General Libraries in February 1991. She had developed the library's collection of materials to meet the needs of marine scientists not only at the University, but in the state of Texas as well. Its collection is the largest and best on the Gulf coast and will serve as a foundation for future growth. She knew the collection and could find anything in it to respond to any request for information whether by phone, e-mail, and surface mail, or on-site users. In addition, she was a fine person and easy to work with. All who knew her on the General Libraries staff enjoyed working with her and looked forward to her visits to Austin. I'm sure we tested her patience many times as we cataloged the collection and added many routines to the library. She accepted all graciously and in good humor. I must add that she kept the needs of the Institute foremost in her mind. She never hesitated to tell me of conflicting interests and the Marine Science Institute and its scientists always came first. She will be missed by all General libraries staff and me in particular. -Virginia Phillips • As many others have said or written, Ruth Grundy and the MSI Library (and our publication, Contributions in Marine Science) have been so closely linked for so many years that it is difficult to think of one without the other. Ruth was featured in an early issue of the Lazarette Gazette (Vol. 3 Issue 17, 7 October 1994). She first began work at MSI as Technical Reports Editor in 1971, but from the beginning she was responsible for the MSI library. In this respect, she will most certainly be greatly missed. But when I think of Ruth Grundy, I do not automatically, at least as a matter offirst importance, think of the library or the journal. In future years, it is certain that whenever we have Cub Scout Spaghetti Dinner Tickets to sell, I will think of Ruth. Ruth was one among only a few folks that yo1,1 could always count on to buy at least one ticket-whether or not she or Doyle already had purchased several others-if you brought around a little Cub Scout who, due to a combination of timidness and lack ofparental help, had been unable to make any sales. It was only shortly after the Grundys moved to Porl Aransas that Ruth went to work at MSI. And at the same time she began her long association as a community volunteer, especially with the First Baptist Church where she served as Sunday School Teacher, Superintendent, and Church Treasurer and with Scouts, where she served as Den Leader Coach and Committee Chairperson for many years. Ruth served as an Assistant Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner (driving from Port Aransas to Sinton monthly for three years to train Cub Scout Den Mothers in several South Texas counties). Long after her own sons had graduated from Scouting, she would accompany Scoutmaster Doyle on the yearly Troop 29 family campouts. I guess one can order up a new MSI librarian by running a few ads, accepting applications, and performing interviews; possibfy a very good one. It will not be possible to order up another person who both can and will pull together all the Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Girl Scout leaders to organize a great Port Aransas Scouting Banquet-as Ruth did several times. -John Thompson I l •Visiting friends who are gravely ill in the hospital is not an easy thing to do. When you know that they are terminally ill, it is even more difficult. When I visited Ruth Grundy, just days before she died, at first I felt awkward and inadequate. Her family urged me to talk to her and as I did so, hesitatingly at first, I began to think about what I would want if the roles were reversed. I would want people to talk about everyday things. I could see that despite her pain and drowsiness, Ruth heard what I was saying, and was eager to hear more. I thought back at some of the events in my. life of the past week, and began tellingRuth of my everyday adventures observing our local environment, and remembering how Ruth was ever interested in the things of nature and science. · I thought about how we used the Library so often to research some subject or another, and how perhaps we didn't realize what an effort Ruth had put in to make the Library work so smoothly. I began by telling her how two days earlier, I had found a crab crawling around our turtle house. One glance told me that this was not your usual Port Aransas crab. But I also knew that I had seen thousands of these before, especially in my former home, the Island of Bermuda. It was a Red Land Crab (also known as a Black Land Crag or Gecarcinus lateralis). Not knowing the status of this land crab in Texas, I went to the place where such knowledge is in abundance, the UTMSI Library. I discovered that this crab had first been reported in 1967 from extreme South Texas, around Boca Chica. As far as I could determine, it had not been reported in the Coastal Bend before. The crab was a female, carrying her eggs. I took her out of the turtle house and put her in a more suitable place. Using the Library that night, I thoughtabout Ruth Grundy, the wonderfullady who made.that placewhat it is now, the best marine library on the entire Gulf Coast. So as I talked to Ruth in the hospital, I told her about the crab and the dolphin that had stranded live that same week, and also talked about her library. Barely able to move, her eyes acknowledged my stories. That night I wrote, "IfRuth leaves us soon for a higher place, she will have left behind a great earthly place oflearning. All students, scientists, and others who use the UTMSI Library should know that this was The House That Ruth Built.!!....__Tony Amos • Ruth was so much more than a librarian. Yesterday I returned from a two week trip. Reading TonyAmos' article in the South Jetty I found that my good friend Ruth Grundy was gravely ill. A call confirmed that she had passed away. She seemed to be doing so well only two weeks ago. I first met Ruth over 25 years ago while a graduate student at UTMSI. Ruth was a new librarian, but made every effort to obtain anything needed no matter how obscure the source. She worked just as hard to ·help a student as a professor. Through the years she became a great librarian and built a great research library. Tony stated it so eloquently when he said that the UTMSI library is the house that Ruth built. After I became an independent consultant with no ties to the University, Ruth still made every effort to find the material I needed. She made my work possible. Ruth was a friend to many and always let her conscience guide her with hlgh ethical standards. Ruth would always follow her conscience, even ifdoing the right thing would cost ·her personally. One could do no better than to follow her·standards. I know I will think of Ruth whenever I enter the library. I will also try to remember her by considering ifshe would approve of myactions. I know that if she would approve, it is·the·right thing to do. rt. would be wonderful if the University would remember Ruth, the librarian, the lady, our friend who builtthat fine library by namingit in her honor. -Richard Watson • Ruth was totally committed to the success ofthe Marine Science Institute and worked tirelessly to helpstudents, faculty, and staffwith their library needs. She partidpated in every UTMSI activity and was a dearly loved member of the UTMSI family. Most of you knew her well and I know you admired her devotion to this Institute. In her memory we are establishing the Ruth Grundy Memorial Endowment, and at the request of Ruth and her family, the funds earned from this endowment will be directed to future publication ofthe UTMSI Journal, Contributions in Marine Science. She was a very special friend and will be sadly missed by all. -Mary Abell Our new airboat, the BEACHCOMBER, is here. Thanks to Marine Advisory Council Member Ed Fleming and other donors, MSI has a beautiful new airboat. On October 31 I took delivery of the boat, which was custom built by Larry Pearce in Rockport. In our , test run, I was impressed with the power and performance of the boat and especially .,__.....'"""-~=~~t~·. impressed with the quietness as compared to other airboats. I noticed that we were not . ...=:.~,.. ---=~i bothering birds as we ran by them. We ran over real thin water and areas with no water .:::-=:a~. ·--~ without any problems. The BEACHCOMBER will enhance shallow water research. MSI has two jetdrive boats for shallow water, but in the areas our researchers must sometimes reach they often suck soft mud into the engine, causing overheating problems and engine damage. The BEACHCOMBER is 18 feet long and 8 feet wide with a 454 cubic inch water cooled engine. The prop is an 8 blade compositeattached to a reduction gear box. The bow has a box that seats 3 people plus 3 others at the stern. It has a 40 gallon fuel tank. The construction is almost entirely aluminum and stainless steel. RIVLONGHORNhaulout report: Hauled out October 20 at Mile Marker 533 Shipyard in Aransas Pass; previous haulout 18 months; little bottom growth; 50% remaining on zinc anodes; water blisters between old primer coats on the bottom due to paint failure (manufacturer is going to "make it right" for us); portmain shaft pulled and worn cutlass bearing replaced; wheels (propellers) balanced; rudder log problemcorrected; plating audio gauged with no problems discovered; all thru-hull fittings pulled and ii;ispected; bottom painted two coats antifouling; new zinc anodes installed; back in the water October 28. While the ship was hauled we took the opportunity to install the transducers for our new video depth recorder and the 12 new 3.5 transducers for our precision depth recorder (all provided in our 1998 National Science Foundation Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment and Oceanographic Instrumentation Grants). Cruise #98-716 -RIV LONGHORN has done many cruises for the TPWD Artificial Reef program involving the deployment and recovery of buoys, but this cruise was our first to deploy and recover buoysfor the TABS program being operated by GERG (Geochemical and Environmental Research Group of the College of Geosciences and Maritime Studies) of Texas A & M University. John Walpert was the Chief Scientist, assisted by Mike Fredeait, Mexey lvanon, and Matt Page, all ofTAMUIGERG. We departed Port Aransas at 2015 on August 10, returning at 1130 on August 12. RIVLONGHORN headed 98 miles south of Port Aransas to a buoy site. We located the buoy, which was four miles off location and removed both the buoy and the anchor. We then headed to another site 30 miles offshore, and that buoy was also off location, but with the aid ofour new radar we were also able to locate it. We recovered a total offour buoysand anchors. Chief Scientist Walpert reported: Officers and crew were very conscientious and helpful.Cruise #98-717 -This was a "'quick" one day cruise on August 12, immediately following the cruise for TAMU we off loaded their equipment and returned to sea at 1315 hours for the TPWD Artificial Reef program. 56 miles south ofPort Aransas we replaced an unlighted buoy with a lighted buoy for the TPWD. We were back in Port by 0230 August 13. No TPWD personnel were aboard. Cruise #98-718 -We departed Port Aransas at 0700 on August 14 to pick up TPWD personnel at Freeport. From Freeport we went to the Flower Gardens for two days for personnel from TPWD to observe the coral spawn which takes place 10 days after the full moon in August. We then went to four artificial reefsites to monitor and video the fish and invertebrates. Jan Culbertson was the ChiefScientist and other members of the scientific party were James Sinclair, Bryan Eastham, Don Jarper, and Cat Villarreal. The Chief Scientist reported: ...all crew were supportive and helpful to my staff. Cruise #98-719 -RIVLONGHORN provided members Mthe MSI Marine Advisory Council a short cruise down.Lydia Ann Channel on August 22. Tracy Villareal served as ChiefScientist. We demonstrated plankton tows and the CTD. Cruise #98-720 -This was the ship's first ci-uise for a new research program being conducted by Joan and Scott Holt. On September 15 we left at 0715 and returned at 1815. We did eight stations; at each station we did a CTD cast and a plankton tow. Scott Holt was ChiefScientist, assisted by Scott Applebaum, J. D. Arnold, Cameron Pratt and Sharon Herzka. Chief Scientist Holt reported: We had calm. seas and were able to get close to the beach and do tows. The trip was good. Cruise #98-721-We departed at 0715 on September 22 and returned at 1800 on another cruise for Joan and Scott Holt. Scott Holt was the ChiefScientist. Other members ofthe scientific party were Sharon Herzka, Tracy Villareal, Cameron Pratt, J. D. Arnold, and Scott Applebaum. ChiefScientist Holt reported good weather and calm seas. Cruise #98-722 -This was our third cruise for Joan and Scott Holt, departing at 0715 on September 29 and returning the same day at 1710. Scott Holt was the Chief Scientist, assisted by Cameron Pratt, Scott Applebaum, J.D. Arnold, and Joan Holt. Crui·se #98-723 -· -RIVLONGHORN performed a final cruise for Dr. Ed Buskey's NSF Brown Tide study on October 8. This was a long day; we departed Port Aransas at 0500 and returned at 1930. We went to Baffin Bay via the ICW taking several stations on the way. At each station the WHALER was deployed so a plankton tow could be taken in shallow water. While the tows were being done a CTD cast and other work was done aboard the RIV LONGHORN. Ed Buskey was the Chief Scientist"and other members of the scientific party were Mimi Brainard, Hongbin Liu, and Tracy Villareal. Chief Scientist Buskey reported: Great cruise, good job done by all. Cruise #98-724 -This was still another cruise for Joan and Scott Holt. We departed at 0700 on October 9 and returned at 1630 the same day. Scott Holt was the Chief Scientist, assisted by Cameron Pratt, Cynthia Faulk, Sharon Herzka, and Scott Applebaum. Cruise #98-725 -RIV LONGHORN departed Port Aransas at 1300 on October 13, returning at 0130 October 16. The cruise was for the TPWD Artificial Reef project with Jan Culbertson as Chief Scientist and Christi Daniels, Cat Villarreal, and Doug Peter, all ofTPWD, aboard as the remainder ofthe scientific party. We headed to the Liberty Ship Artificial Reef Site to investigate reports by the Coast Guard of an oil slick. As we got near the site, we did observe an oil sheen about two miles long. The water was too murky for divers to survey the ships. We then headed South to Port Isabel and on the way we stopped at other artificial reef sites to survey. On the return trip we stopped at a reef site 60 miles Southeast ofPort.Aransas and deployed an anchor and buoy. ChiefScientist Culbertson wrote: Cook was wonderfil,l IoutstandingIaccommodating to our schedules. Crew was friendly and cooperative. Visibilityunderwa'ter hampered our work... 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RAINWATER RICK TINNIN JOHN BATTERTON MATT HOLMES JOHN BURGES LYNN MUNDY SARAH ANN GOWDY RICK TINNIN ANNE DONAVAN ANNE DONAVAN LYNDA DAVIS DR. BART COOK DR. BART COOK DR. TOM HELLIER RICK TINNIN JUDY REYNOLDS DR. KARI KAVALLI CINDY WHEELER DR. DEATON CONNIE NIXON MARY FRETZ BILL SLINGERLAND IJYNN YOUNG MARY FRETZ BRUCE HALL DR. EARL DR. ALAN CLINE JAN SMITH GRACIE GREER TRACI LATSON SUSAN HICKMAN VERNON TOWNSEND MARY KENNEDY ROGER STRYKER JAN SMITH DR. GEORGE JACKSON PATTI BROWN PATTI BROWN JANE SLATER RICK TINNIN DAN PETR DR. YVONNE ESTES ANITA GORDON DR. MCKEE Paul Montagna has been appointed to a two-year term on the Science Advisory Board of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He will serve on the Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. The Science Advisory Board is used to review EPA programs and decisions to ensure that they are based on strong scientific foundations. The committee Dr. Montagna serves on recently advised EPA on a proposedindex of environmental quality for watersheds, and development of a national report card on the qualityof the environment. OUR MSI FOREIGN FRIENDS Hanan Mitwally-Hanan is from Alexandria, Egypt, where she is a lecturer assistant in the faculty of science. Her Ph.D. project is on the ecology of the meiofauna in Egypt. She has been in the United States for one year and will be returning home in another year with her dissertation to be done after returning. Hanan is accompanied by her husband Osama, who is a tax accountant in Egypt, and girlsBassant, nine years ofage, and Touka, who is three. Hanan is proud ofBassant who is doing well in school in Port Aransas and says that Touka can also understand and speak English well. Hanan hopes to come back to do a post doctoral. Hanan: I find that this article is a good chance to tell everyone about my countryand city. When I arrived a year ago, I was surprised that many people thought that Egypt is just camels, dessert, pyramids and ladies wearing something funny. A lady who works with my husband asked him one day how he came to the U.S.A. He replied as a joke that he came by camel. But she believed him until he added that he began his journey by camel as soon as his mother delivered him and only arrived last year.Egypt is a wonderful place. It lies in the northern part ofAfrica, bordered by the Mediterranean in the North, the Red Sea in the east and Libya and Sudan in the west and south. It is slightly smaller than Texas. The Nile River feeds it, coming from El Hibachi in the south and ending in the Mediterranean. The Nile is the main source ofdrinking water. The age ofEgypt is 7,000 years. Everywhere you walk you see and smell the history. · We have not only the Pharos' history, but also other different kinds ofcivilizations. We have two main religions, Moslem and Coptic. People live together for thousands of years without anyreligious problem. We believe that the country is for all and the religion is for God. Egypt has modern technology. The streets are not only crowded with people but with public and private transportation. Sometimes people prefer to walk or use public tra.nsportation because there is no place to park their car. Egypt has bridges, tunnels, and free ways. About my city, it lies directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is considered the second city after Cairo (the capital). Alexandria is the pride ofthe Mediterranean Sea. When you look at the clear blue water and the golden yellow sandy beaches during sunset or sunrise, tlie view is too wonderful to be believed. Alexandria is not as hot as South Egypt and we feel the four seasons there. People are friendly. You can walk down the street at any time of day or night safely. The family is veryimportant. Grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, sisters and brothers often live nearby and have a good relationship. Sons and daughters live with their parents until they are married. Education is mandatory for both boys and girls until middle school. Most children in the big cities graduate from college. Children spend five years in elementary school, six in middle and high school, and four in college except for engineering (five) and medicine (seven). From elementary to high school the subjects are very difficult. They are harder than in the United States. Girls have the same chance for education as boys. Women now occupyleaders' positions in many places. Traditions and customs are completely different from the United States. Some are very good and some are just restrictions. Marriage i~ necessary. No couple could live together without marriage. We do not have that kind of boy-girl friend relationship. If anyone would like to know more about my country, it would be my pleasure to tell you. lzhar Khan -I came to the US in August 1990 after completing my Ph.D. in fish endocrinology from Banaras Hindu University, one of the largest universities in India. I used the Indian fresh water murrel (Channa punctatus), also known as snake-headed fish, for my graduate study. These fish inhabit small ponds and rivers, have accessory respiratory o~gans, and frequently come on the surface to gulp air. They have the habit ofshooting in the air, like mullet, up to several feet above the water surface. Brought in the lab, they would crack the lids of the glass aquaria or smash their jaws trying to jump out of the aquaria. I had to switch to a ·nylon mesh to protect the fish from hurting themselves and me. I was hit by the fish several times. Once a fish jumped out ofthe aquarium, caught hold ofmy lower lip, and I had a fish hooked to my mouth. No wonder it took six years to complete my Ph.D. Once I had the fish acclimated to the lab, they would undergo their normal annual reproductive cycle. I studied their brain chemistry during the reproductive cycle and under altered photoperiod and temperature conditions. My wife, Nahma, our two children, Shiraz and Isha, and I have enjoyed our stay in Port Aransas. Thanks to the excellent facilities for maintaining marine fish in the lab, I have accomplished a lot in my research. I am especially_proud of my contribution to the development of the NIH funded neuroendocrine toxicology program using Atlantic croaker as an alternative animal model to study mechanisms ofreproductive impairment by environmental chemicals. In addition, close interactions with several graduate students during my stay in Port Aransas have enriched my professional and personal life. We love Port Aransas and its friendly people. (lzhar Khan is from Aligarh in the state of Utter Paradesh in India. Aligarh is located 80 miles Southeast from Delhi and 45 miles Northeast from Agra, the city of Taj Mahal. Aligarh is also the home to Aligarh Muslim University which is the second largest residential university campus in India with145 square miles in area and 15,000 students.) Steve Jarvis -I am from London although I was schooled in Liverpool, a port on the northwest coast ofEngland. I went straight from school into a large bank and worked for ten years in their international division on trade finance, commodities and the like, mostly in the City ofLondon close to the famous Tower Bridge. I started work in a Finnish bank but soon got itchy feet and managed to get a place at Bristol University where I studied for a "traditional" zoology degree. From there I moved to Bangor in North Wales where I toiled for my PhD under Professor Ray Seed. This was followed by a year working on impact assessments around deep-sea sewage outfalls on the south coast of England and then...... MSI. I am the middle of three sons and both of my brothers are prospering in the financial sector which I chose to leave behind .... That may say something about me! My younger sib is currently working in California, coincidentally in the same place as Paul Montagna's brother. It is a small world. Maria Dinis -I was born in Lisbon, and lived in Faro (south ofPortugal, sun and beaches). After graduating from the University ofLisbon I moved to Mozambique where for four years I worked on shrimp population dynamics. In the early seventies I returned to Lisbon and became Technical Director ofthe Vasco da Gama Aquarium, at the time, the only public Aquarium in Portugal. I got my Ph.D. in France from the Universite de Bretagne Occidentale in Brest studying the biology and cultivation of fiat fishes. Since the eighties I have been involv.ed in marine fish cultivation projects (quality ofeggs and larvae). Nowadays my main projects involve new species for aquaculture in the Mediterranean area, in particular sole, a fiat fish from that area. Now I 'm Professor at the University ofAlgarve, where I teach Technology and Production Systems in Aquaculture. The opportunity to come to the United States came within my Sabbatical period, and since July I have been collaborating with Dr. Joan Holt 's research group. During this period I have been working on digestive enzymes of red drum larvae, trying to compare the protocols which I have been using in Portugal with those from here. I expect also on returning to Portugal to continue this work with our local species in order to compare the digestion between warm water and cold water species. This stay provided me a return to some of my former pleasures, such as going to the gymnasium and reading for pleasure, and also to see new places such as New Orleans and Rhode Island. My stay has been a wonderful period from the scientific point of view, but also, because I found a wonderful and warm ambiance at the FAML laboratory. Hongbin Liu -Hongbin Liu is originally from Hangzhou (Yong Zhu, another MSI employee is also from Hangzhou, {Hongbin: What a surprise!}) which is in Zhejiang Province in the middle of the Chinese coast. Hangzhou, located about 200 kilometers south of Shanghai is considered one of the most beautiful cities in China and is a popular tourist destination. Hongbin: In China, we say "Upper, there is heaven; Down, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou." Among the numerous tourist attractions are the beautiful West Lake, ancient Buddhist temples and pagodas, well springs and the famous surge tide, the "Qiantang River Bore". I don't remember how old Hangzhou is, but it must be more than 2,500 years old because it was the capital of several Chinese dynasties, including Y\ (about 700 BC) and Southern Song (1127-1279 AD).Hangzhou has always been the richest area in China for thousands ofyears. It is called "the land of rice and fish". It produces the best silk and tea in China. Hangzhou is famous for its traditions in literature and arts and has been the home of many famous poets, painters and writers in its long history. Anyway,I love this city. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it has a hot summer just like Port Aransas. Before we came to PA, we lived in Honolulu, Hawaii for six and a halfyears. There the weather is definitelythe best in the world. We were eager to leave for here because we had had enough ofthe noisy city life and wanted to try the small town life. We did spend some time getting used to living in a small town and now we like it here. I asked my son if he still wanted to move back to Hawaii, and he said no. My favorite activity is crabbing, but we caught nothing in my two most recent tries. I guess it must be the season that the crab has either gone to the ocean or is hidden in the bay. MSI employees proud parents of H. G. Olsen Elementary Second Six Weeks A Honor Roll: Jin Lee (second grade) Yun Liu (third grade) Matt Dunton (fourth grade) H. G. Olsen Elementary Second Six Weeks A I B Honor Roll: Joshua Walther (first grade) Bassant Mohamed (second grade) Jesse Walther (third grade) Clifton Walther (fourth grade) Brundrett Middle School Second Six Weeks A Honor Roll: James Cantu (seventh grade) Dani Buskey (seventh grade) Lauren Kalke (eighth grade) P,ort Aransas High School Second Six Weeks A Honor Roll: JoAnna Jackson (ninth grade) Karli Dunton (ninth grade) Rachel Pearson (tenth grade) Nathan Dunton (eleventh grade) Port Aransas High School Second Six Weeks A I B Honor Roll: Nikki Buskey (ninth grade) · .C. Ashley Harris (ninth grade) Tess Montagna (ninth grade) Stephanie Tinnin (ninth grade) Matt Pearson (twelfth grade) • The new cupboard is WONDERFUL! Now that we are at the end of summer (we are, aren't we???) transport will soon become possible. Thank you so much. Regards. (To Wayne Gardner from Greta Fryxell) • I thought that you and the other people responsible would like to know that Greta was delighted with the new cabinet for her samples. I like it too and thank all who were responsible for doing it so well. (To John Thompson for John Shaw and Mike Horn) • On Saturday, September 26, the water line entering a MilliQ water purification system in my laboratory (L314) broke leaving ajet ofwater flowing freely from a small section offlexible tubing. Water was sprayed with amazing efficiency throughout a large section of the lab. Fortunately, Lauren Clark was in her office down the hall from my lab and she heard the spraying and saw water emerging from under the door of the laboratory. Lauren quickly contacted several MSI personnel and contacted me at home. Thanks to Lauren and the following people at the MSI, no serious damage was done to my laboratory or Tracy Villareal's laboratory directly below mine on the second floor. I greatly appreciate the efforts of Sharon Herzka, Veril Barr, Tom Wheeler, Karl Kaiser, Rick Kalke, Maria Selvera, and Mike McGill. Your diligence averted a potential disaster. (To Attaboys from Ron Benner) Edith McAllister was recently inducted into the Texas Philanthropy Hall of Fame at a function in San Antonio. Chase Bank of Texas made a $500 donation to the ARK in her honor to commemorate the occasion. Edith is a most faithful and tireless member ofthe MSI Advisory Council and has taken the lead in the financing ofthe ARK Among her many other activities in support of the Marine Science Institute she has also taken the lead in providing financing for the last two Oceanography Days (activity at MSI for Boy Scouts). Clark Hubbs was recently made an honorary member ofthe Sociedad Ictiolsgico Mexicana Asociacism Cientifica. He is only the third United States citizen to be so honored. Dr. Hubbs is a member of the MSI Advisory Council and is t~e Clark Hubbs Regents Professor Emeritus in Zoology. • Hello from Fairbanks! Our trip up to Alaska was 4,318 miles and we only had four flat tires! We made the trip in eight days since the roads were much better than expected. Encountered many animals on the trip but no polar bears. We had a two bedroom unit in faculty housing on campus which is a short walk to my office. My sumo poster has been a big hit. I have a traffic jam outside my office. Cheers. (Terry Whitledge, ex-UTMSI Professor, ex-Acting Director) • Dr. Daniel Paul, University of British Columbia, Can we sustain our global fisheries, August 31, 1998. • Dr. Soonmo An, Texas A & M University, Denitrification in Galveston Bay, Texas; interactions with benthic primary pr9ductions, October 5, 1998. • Dr. Michael Black, UTMSI Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular systematics ofvent invertebrates, October 30,1998. • Dr. Frank J. Jochem, Institut fur Meereskunde at Kiel University, Analysis of nitrate utilization,mixotrophy and population growth in marine phy~oplankton by fiow cytometry, November 6, 1998. New publications since October 1998 Biddanda, B. and R. Benner. 1997. Carbon, nitrogen and carbohydrate fluxes during the production of particulate and dissolved organic matter by marine phytoplankton. Limnology and Oceanography42:506-518. Thomas, P., D. Breckenridge-Miller, and C. Detweiler. 1997. Binding characteristics and regulation of 17,20~,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20~-S) receptor on testicular and sperm plasma membranes of spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 17:109-116. King, V, W., S. Ghosh, P. Thomas and C.V. Sullivan. 1997. A receptor for the oocyte maturation-inducinghormone 17a.,20~,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20~-S) on ovarian membranes of striped bass. Biology ofReproduction 56:266-271. Davis, D.A. and A.L. Lawrence. 1997. Minerals. In: L.R. D'Abramo, D.E. Conklin and D.M. Akiyama(eds.) Advances in World Aquaculture. Crustacean Nutrition. pp. 150-163. Jirsa, D.O., D.A. Davis, and C.R. Arnold. 1997. Effects of dietary nutrient density on water quality and growth of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in closed systems. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 28(1):68-78. Henley, B. and K.H. Dunton. 1997. Effects of nitrogen supply and seven months of continuous darkness on growth and photosynthesis of the Arctic kelp, L,pminaria solidungula. Limnology and Oceanography 42(2):209-216. Rooker, J.R., G.J. Holt, and S.A. Holt. 1997. Condition oflarval andjuvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)from estuarine nursery habitats. Marine Biology 127:387-394. Lee, K.-S. And K.H. Dunton. 1997. Effects of in situ light reduction on the maintenance, growth and partitioning of carbon resources in Thalassia testudinum. Journal ofExperimental Marine Biology and Ecology 210:53-73. Buskey, E.J., P.A. Montagna, AF. Amos, and T.E. Whitledge. 1997. The initiation of the Texas brown tide algal bloom: disruption ofgrazer populations as a contributing factor. Limnology and Oceanography 42:1215-1222. Khan, I.A. and P. Thomas. 1997. Aroclor 1254-induced alterations in hypothalamic monoamine metabolism in the Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus): Correlation with pituitary gonadotropin release. N eurotoxicology 18(2):553-560. Mannino, A. and·P.A. Montagna. 1997. Small scale spatial variation ofmacrobenthic community structure. Estuaries 20:159-173. Montagna, P.A. and J. Li. 1997. Modelling contaminant effects on deposit feeding nematodes near Gulf of Mexico production platforms. Ecological Modelling 98:151-162. Biddanda, B. and R. Benner. 1997. Major contribution from mesopelagic plankton to heterotrophic metabolism in the upper ocean. Deep-Sea Research (44)12:2069-2085. · Fuiman, L.A. 1997. What can flatfish ontogenies tell us about pelagic and benthic lifestyles? Journal of Sea Research 37:257-267. Zhu, Y. and P. Thomas. 1997. Studies on the physiology of somatolactin secretion in red drum and Atlantic croaker. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 17:271-278. Laidley, C.W. and P. Thomas. 1997. Changes in plasma sex binding protein levels associated with ovarian recrudescence in the spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). Biology ofReproduction 54(4):931-937. Buskey, E.J. 1997. Behavioral components of feeding selectivity of the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Protoperidinium pellucidum. Marine Ecology Progress Series 153:77-89. Zhu, Y. and P. Thomas. 1997. Effects of somatolactin in melanosome aggregation in the melanophores of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) scales. General and Comparative Endocrinology 105:127-133. Pinter, J. and P. Thomas. 1997. The ovarian progestogen receptor in the spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, demonstrates steroid specificity intermediate between progesterone and glucocorticoid receptors in other vertebrates. Journal ofSteroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 60(1-2):113 119. Walsh, J.J., D.A. Dieterle,' F.E. Muller-Karger, K Aagaard, AT. Roach, T.E. Whitledge, and D. Stockwell. 1997. C02 cycling in the coastal ocean. II. Seasonal organic loading ofthe Arctic Ocean from source waters in the Bering Sea. Cont. ShelfRes. 17:1-36. Cooper, L.W., T.E. Whitledge, J.G. Grebmeier, and T. Weingartner. 1997. Nutrient, salinity and stable oxygen isotope composition of Bering and Chukchi Sea waters in and near the Bering Strait. J. Geophys. Res. 102:12563-12574. ... Ingall, E.D. and R. Jahnke. 1997. Influence of water column anoxia on the elemental fractionation of carbon and phosphorus during sediment diagenesis. Marine Geology 139:219-229~ Tolan, J.M., S.A. Holt, and C.P. Onuf. 1997. Distribution and community structure ofichthyopl~nkton in Laguna Madre seagrass meadows: potential impact of seagrass species succession. Estuaries 20:450-464. Van Capellen, P. and E. Ingall. 1997. Reply to comment of Coleman, A.S., MacKenzie, F.E., and Holland, H.D. -Redox stabilization ofthe atmosphere and oceans by phosphorus-limited marine productivity.Science 275:406-408. Thomas, P.and S. Das. 1997. Correlation between binding affinities of C21 steroids for the maturationinducing steroid membrane receptor in spotted seatrout ovaries and their agonist and antagonistactivities in an oocyte maturation bioassay. Biol. Reprod. 57:999-1007. Spies, R.B. and P. Thomas. 1997. Reproductive and endocrine status of female kelp bass from a contaminated site in the Southern California Bight and estrogen receptor binding ofDDTs. pp. 113 133. In: R.M. Rolland, M. Gilbertson, and R.E. Peterson (eds.). Chemically Induced Alterations in Functional Development and Reproduction ofFishes. SETAC Technical Publication Series. Davis, D.A. and A.L. Lawrence. 1997. Minerals. pp. 150-163. In: L. R. D'Abramo, D.E. Conklin, and D.M. Akiyama (eds.). Crustacean Nutrition, Advances in World Aquaculture Vol.6. Deyoe, J.R., D.A. Stockwell, R.R. Bidigare, M. Latasa, P.W. Johnson, P.E. Hargraves, and C.A. Suttle. 1997. Description of the new algal species Aureomonas lagunenis gen. et sp. nov. and the reassignment ofAureoccocus anophagefferns based on ultrastructural, pigment and 18S ribosomal RNA sequence data. J. Phycol. 6:1042-1048. Strom, S., R. Benner, S. Ziegler, and M. Dagg. 1997. Planktonic grazers are a potentially important source of marine dissolved organic carbon. Limnol. Oceanogr. 42:1364-1374. Opsahl, S. and R. Benner. 1997. Distribution and cycling of terrigenous dissolved organic matter in the ocean. Nature 386:480-482. Duffy, J.T., C.E. Epifania, and L.A. Fuiman. 1997. Mortality ratesimposed by three scyphozoans on red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) larvae in field enclosures. Journal ofExperimental Marine Biology and Ecology 212:123-131. Thomas, P., S. Das, D. Breckenridge-Miller, and C. Detweiler. 1997. Characterization and regulation of a progestin receptor on Atlantic croaker sperm membranes. pp. 1381-1385. In: S. Kawashima and S. Kikuyama (eds.). Advance in Comparative Endocrinology Volume II. Monduzzi Editore S.p.A.,Bologna, Italy. Davis, D.A. and C.R. Arnold. 1998. The design, management and production of a recirculating raceway system for the production of marine shrimp. Aquacultural Engineering 17:193-211. Buskey, E.J. 1998. Energetic costs of swarming behavior for the copepod Diothiona oculata. Marine Biology 130:417-423. Rooker, J.R., G.J. Holt, and S.A. Holt. 1998. Vulnerability of riewly settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) to predatory fish: Is early life survival enhanced by seagrass meadows? Marine Biology 131:145-151. Brinkmeyer, R.L. and G.J. Holt. 1998. Highly unsaturated fatty acids in diets of red drum (Sciaenopsocellatus) larvae. Aquaculture 161:253-268. · Villareal, T.A., A. Mansfield and E.J. Buskey. 1998. Growth and chemical composition of the Texas brown tide Aureoumba lagunensis. In: B. Reguera, J. Blanco, M.L. Fernandez, and T. Wyatt (Eds.). Harmful Algae. Xunta de Galicia and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, pp. 263-265. Khan, I.A. and P. Thomas. 1998. Estradiol-17~ and o,p' -DDT stimulate gonadotropin release in Atlantic croaker. Marine Environmental Research 46:149-152. Fuiman, L.A., K.R. Poling, and D.M. Higgs. 1998. Quantifying developmental progress for comparative studies of larval fishes. Copeia 1998(3):602-611. Johnson, A.K., P. Thomas, and R.R. Wilson, Jr. 1998. Seasonal cycles of gonadal development and plasma sex steroid levels in Epinephelus morio, a protogynous grouper in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Fish Biology 52:502-518. Thomas, P., D. Breckenridge-Miller, and C. Detweiler. 1998. The teleost sperm membrane progestogen receptor: interactions with xenoestrogens. Marine Environmental Research 46:163-167. Soto, M.A., G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt and J.R. Rooker. 1998. Food habits and dietary overlap in newly settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and Atlantic croaker (Micropog'onias undulatus) from Texas seagrass meadows. GulfResearch Reports 10:41-55. Davis, D.A. and C.R. Arnold. 1998. Bioavailability of feed grade calcium phosphate incorporated into practical diets for Penaeus vannamei. Aquaculture Nutrition 4(3):209-215. Zhu, Y. and P. Thomas. 1998. Effects of light on plasma somatolactin levels in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Gen. Comp. Enocrinol. 111:76-82. Buskey, E.J., B. Wysor, and C. Hyatt. 1998. The role ofhypersalinity in the persistence ofthe Texas "brown tide" bloom in the Laguna Madre. J. Plankton Res. 20:1553-1565. Sellner, KG., D. Luttenberg, D. Boesch, R.E. Magnien, S.Evans-Stanton, R. Nuzzi, and T.A. Villareal. 1998. "Pfiesteria, harmful algal blooms (HABs) and U. S. Coastal waters: Federal and Stateresponses." In: Minding the Coast: Its Everybody's Business. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of The Coastal Society. July 12-15, 1998 in Alexandria, VA, The Coastal Society. Clark, L.L., E.D. Ingall, and R. Benner. 1998. Marine phosphorus is selectively remineralized. Nature 393:426. Ankley, G. et al. (P. Thom'as). 1998. Overview of a workshop on screening methods for detecting potential (anti-) estrogenidandrogenic chemicals in wildlife. In: Annual Review, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. (17)1:68-87. SETAC Press. Mylonas, C.C., L.C. Woods, III, P. Thomas, and Y. Zohar. 1998. Endocrine profiles of female striped bass .(Marone saxatilis) in captivity, during postvitellogenesis and induction offinal oocyte maturation via controlled-release GnRHa-delivery systems. General ana Comparative Endocrinology 110:276-289. Detweiler, C. and P. Thomas. 1998. Role ofions and ion channels in the regulation of Atlantic croaker sperm motility. Journal ofExperimental Zoology 281:139-148. Dunlap, K.D., P. Thomas, and H.H. Zakon. 1998. Diversity ofsexual dimorphism in electrocommunication signals and its androgen regulation in a genus of electric fish, Apteronotus. J. Comp. Physiol.183:77-86. Cooper, L.W., T. M. Beasley, X.-L. Zhao, C. Soto, KL. Vinogradova, and K.H. Dunton. 1998. Marine algae as historical indicators of the transport of nuclear fuel re-processing wastes from mid-to-highlatitudes in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine Biology 131:391-399. Ingall, E.I. and L. Clark. 1998. Redox dependent phosphorus cycling: microbial and abiotic processes. Mineralogical Magazine 62A:677-678. McCarthy, M., J.I. Hedges, and R. Benner. 1998. Major bacterial contribution to marine dissolved organicnitrogen. Science 281:231-234. Dunton, K.H. and S.V. Schonberg. (in press). The benthic faunal assemblage of the Boulder Patch kelp community. In: J. Truett (ed.). Wildlife and Fish in Arctic Alaska: Populations, Processes, and Habitats. Academic Press. Dunton, K.H., J.E. Kaldy, and K.-S. Lee. (in press). Light attenuation and water column characteristics over seagrass beds in two subtropical estuaries in Texas. Contributions in Marine Science. Burgess, R. (in press) Two new species of harpacticoid copepods from the Californian continental shelf. Ocean. Opsahl, S. and R. Benner. (in press). Photochemical reactivity of dissolved lignin in river and ocean waters. Limnology and Oceanography. Herzka, S.Z. and K.H. Dunton. (in press). Light and carbon balance in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum: evaluation of current production models. Marine Biology. Lavrentyev, P., H.A. Bootsma, T.H. Johengen, J.F. Cavaletto, and W.S. Gardner. (in press). Microbial plankton response to resource limitation: insights from the community structures and seston stoichiometry in Florida Bay, USA. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. Brzezinksi, M.A., T.A. Villareal, and F. Lipschulz. (in press). Silica production and the contribution of diatoms to new and primary production in the central North Pacific gyre. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. Rooker, J.R., S.A. Holt, G.J. Holt, and L.A. Fuiman. (in press). Spatial and temporal variability in growth, mortality, ~nd ~ecruitment potential of post-settlement red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in a subtropical estuary. Fishery Bulletin. Faulk, C.K, L.A. Fuiman, and P. Thomas. (in press). Parental exposure. to o,p'-DDT impairs survival skills of Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) larvae. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. . 4. Fuiman, L.A., and B.C. Delbos. (in press). Developmental changes in visual sensitivity of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. Copeia. 15 Buskey, E.J. (in press). The energetic cost of position-holding behavior in the holoplanktonic mysid Mysidium columbia. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Biersmith, A. and R. Benner. (in press). Carbohydrates in phytoplankton and freshly-produced dissolved organic matter. Marine Chemistry. Poling, KR., and L.A. Fuiman. (in press). Sensory development and its relation to habitat change in three species of sciaenids. Brain, Behavior and Evolution. Lazo, J.P., D.A. Davis, and C.R. Arnold. (in press). The effects of dietary protein level on growth, feed efficiency and survival ofjuvenile Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus). Aquaculture. Benner, R. and B. Biddanda. (in press). Photochemical transformations of surface and deep marine dissolved organic matter: effects on baGterial growth. Limnol. Oceanogr. Faulk, C.K, L.A. Fuiman, and P. Thomas. (in press). Parental exposure to o,p'-DDT impairs survival skills of Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) larvae. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Opsahl, S. and R. Benner. (in press). Early diagenesis ofvascular plant tissues: total carbohydrates and neutral sugar composition. Org. Geochem. Morton, S.L. and T.A. Villareal. (in press). Bloom of Gonyaulax polygramma Stein (Dinophyceae) in a coral reef mangrove lagoon, Douglas Cay, Belize. Bulletin ofMarine Science. Ziegler, S. and R. Benner. (in press). Dissolved organic carbon cycling in a subtropical seagrassdominated lagoon. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. Poling, KR., and L.A. Fuiman. (in press). Behavioral specialization in developing sciaenids and its relationship to morphology and habitat. Environmental Biology ofFishes. Zhu, Y., Y. Yoshuira, K Kikuchi, K. Aida, and P. Thomas. (in press). Cloning and phylogenetic relationships of red drum somatolactin cDNA and effects oflight on pituitary somatolactin in RNA expression. General and Comparative Endocrinology. Kaldy, J.E., N. Fowler and K.H. Dunton. (in press). Critical assessment ofThalassia testudinum (Turtle grass) age determination: implications for.demographic inferences.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Ziegler, S. and R.H. Benner. (in press). Ecosystem metabolism in a subtropical, seagrass-dominated lagoon. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Van Cappellen, P., E. Viollier, A. Roychoudhury, L. Clark, E. Ingall, K. Lowe, and T. Dichristina. (in press). Biogeochemical cycles of manganese and iron at the oxic-anoxic transition of a stratified marine basin (Orea Basin, Gulf of Mexico). Environmental Science and Technology. Khan, I.A. and P. Thomas. (in press). GABA exerts both stimulatory and inhibitory influences on gonadotropin II secretion in the Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) Neuroendocr.inology. 16 Kaldy, J.E. and K.H. Dunton. (in press).Ontogenetic photosynthetic changes, dispersal and· survival of Thalassia testudinum (Turtle grass) seedlings in a sub-tropical lagoon. Experimental Marine Biologyand Ecology. Gee, M.J. and R.S. Burgess. (in press). Triathrix montagni and T. kalki, a new genus and two new species of Cletodidae (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from California and the Gulf of Mexico. In: Proceeding of the Biological Society of Washington. Khan, I. and P. Thomas. (in press). Fish, female reproductive cycle. In: E. Knobil and J. Neill (managing eds.). The Encyclopedia ofReproduction. Academic Press. Thomas, P. (in press). Nontraditional sites of endocrine disruption by chemicals on the hypothalamuspituitary -gonadal axis: .interactions with steroid membrane receptors, monoaminergic pathwaysand signal transduction systems. In: R.K. Naz (ed.). Endocrine Disruptors: Effects on Male and Female Reproductive Systems. CRC Press. Benner, R. and S. Ziegler. (in press). Do photochemical transformations of dissolved organic matter produce biorefractory as well as bioreactive substrates? pp. In: Current Perspectives in Microbial Ecology, (eds), Springer-Verlag. Boat Basin Dredging -· A motor crane, using a drag line bucket and a clam shell bucket, has completed the most extensive maintenance dredging of the UT Boat Basin since the basin was acquired in 1971. . Elevator-Extensive changes and modifications (almost a new elevator) will be accomplished on the 1970's vintage elevator in the Laboratory Building to bring it up to date in performance, safety,·and especially in meeting requirements for elevators prescribed under ADA (to meet the needs of the handicapped). A preconstruction.meeting was held October 21. Work is scheduled . to begin in earlyFebruary. ARK-The Animal Rehabilitation Keep bids have been opened. A contract is expected soon. Fuel Tanks -Plans and specifications for new.fuel tanks have been completed. The prebid meeting will be held at MSI Monday, November 16. This project will replace the gasoline tank and the used oil tank near the Marine Operations Building and the diesel fuel tank·at the Grounds Maintenance Building. All tanks will be within concrete spill containment structures. 17 Wildfiower Planting -Two years ago a trial plot ofwildflowers was planted in the area adjacent to the Grounds Greenhouse. The wildflower experiment was a spectacular success. This year Grounds Supervisor Mike Gibson and his grounds crew have more than doubled this area for wildflowers. The plan is to cut back the high oleanders so that the area will be easily visible from . Channel View Drive. An additional area of wildflowers has also been planted surrounding the new warehouse. New Vehicle: Suburban -A new Chevrolet 4-wheel drive Suburban was recently delivered and put into service. The old Suburban will be retained in service, replacing the VERY old Dodge Pickup as the handy vehicle. This issue of the Lazarette Gazette is especially significant to me because it is dedicated to the memory of my good friend of almost 30 years, Ruth.Grundy. And I enjoyed working on it because ofthe delightful contributions from Hanan Mitwally, Izhar Khan, Steve Jarvis, Maria Dinis, and Hongbin Liu. I greatly appreciate their help. Our photocopy printing of the LazGaz does not do a . good enough job to allow duplication of photographs. Thus I was not able to include a snapshot of Peter Thomas and Linda Fuiman (together with their spouses) taken in celebration of their officially becoming American Citizens. Congratulations to Peter and Linda, but please do not change your accents. We began the Lazarette Gazette with issue number one on June 5, 1992. In the early years it was not unusual for us to publish as many as 24 issues in a single year. This is our 114th issue, but it is only .our seventh for 1998 and the first since July 30. Given the current frequency, or infrequency, of publication, Tony Amos and I have decided that it is not reasonable to continue the weather reports data. Tony does have this data. available and will be happy to provide it upon request. We are going to include the tide charts, but not for the months which have already past. I have also deleted the travel reports section. My plan is to put out at least a few more issues before my retirement next June 30; perhaps I will even revive Egabrac Woes for my final issue as editor. Special note to superiors who might infer from this, understandably, that I am goofing off in my final months: Actually, working on the LazGaz is what I have always done when goofing off from less pleasant duties, so I must be working harder than ever. -John Thompson 18 Tide predictions are for tidal heights at the tide tower, South Jetty, the Aransas Pass. Heights are in feet above or below mean sea level. The shaded area is nighttime. Remember, this is tidal height, not tidal current. Slack water is when the wiggly line crosses the MSL line, not at peaks and valleys, where the tidal current will be at full 2 1 0 -1 -2 2 1 0 -1 -2 2 1 0 -1 -2 2 1 0 -1 -2 2 1 0 -1 -2 flood or ebb. NOVEMBER CENTRAL STANDARD TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT OIZOl!i: OI Z . 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