UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 4, Page 3                                
September 24, 1992                                             
Transportation available to Coast Day in Lewes                 
                                                               
     Sixteen years and more than 200,000 visitors ago, the University
of Delaware College of Marine Studies and Sea Grant College Program  
hosted the University's first Coast Day at the marine studies complex
in Lewes. Today, the annual educational festival is still a hit,     
highlighting the autumn tourist season at the Delaware shore.        
     This year's Coast Day with the theme "It's Shore Magic," will be
held from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, offering a host of       
activities have been designed to increase visitors' understanding and
appreciation of the marine environment in interesting and entertaining        
ways.                                                                
     Since Coast Day's beginning, thousands of visitors have toured  
the University's marine laboratories and learned more about acid rain,        
aquaculture, the rise in sea-level and global warming, as well as    
ongoing research initiatives in the University's nine other colleges.
     Coast Day spectators can listen to tales of the Delaware Bay from  
those who make their living from it, make fish prints with the help of        
University graduate students and see water oceanographers demonstrate
a 130-foot-long, tilting wind-wave-current research tank, one of three        
in the world.                                                        
     "Coast Day is a great opportunity for students of any age to    
learn more about our oceans and what we can do to conserve our water 
resources," said Tracey Bryant, media/information specialist from the
Marine Communications Office.                                        
     There will be a special focus this year on the Delaware Bay, made        
possible with support from the Delaware Estuary Program. Other       
attractions include a crab cake cook-off; a seminar series about     
global climate change; and The Riverkeepers, a musical play performed
by a professional theatre group.                                     
     Tours of research ships, oil skimmers and a fire boat will be      
conducted, along with many varieties of fresh-cooked seafood.        
     Visitors also can view exhibits and demonstrations, enjoy a film
and try their hand at interactive computer programs to learn about the        
ocean and coast.                                                     
     Tracy Kolberg, a University sophomore, attended the event last  
year. "It was really a lot of fun. I especially liked the chemical   
magic show," she said                                                
     Round-trip bus transportation will be provided free of charge to
University students, employees and their immediate families.         
     Buses will leave Newark from the Robinson Hall parking lot at 9 
a.m. and will return by 6 p.m. Reservations are required and must be 
made by Monday, Sept. 28                                             
     Coast Day has won national awards from the Take Pride in America
program and the National Environmental Awards Council for its efforts
to increase public awareness and stewardship of marine and coastal   
resources. Geared toward the whole family, admission to the festival 
is free. Parking is $1.                                              
     For more information, call 831-8083                       
                                        -Mindy Maslynsky