BATTALION Wednesday, August 8, 1973 College Station, Texas Page 11 .ou 1 Bottles To Determine Gulf Currents Beachcombers on Texas’ Gulf hores may not find a treasure Inap in the bottles they will be >icking up in the near future, but he yellow information card in- ide will be mighty important to esearchers at A&M. A multidisciplinary research earn, assembled by the Texas engineering Experiment Station, dll use the postage-free reply ards to chart Gulf of Mexico :urrents which run close to shore. Dr. Wesley P. James, assistant rofessor of civil engineering, is eading up the research team. Te said little information is avail- ible on currents that run near he coastline, and he feels the results of the study will make a aluable contribution to informa- ion on the Gulf. “Most studies,” he noted, “have >een done out in deep water. We know quite a lot about currents and temperatures past the 30- ile mark or so, but we know ery little about the currents that re close to shore. By using the nformation furnished by those ho find the bottles, we can map shoreline currents with rea- Commerce Honors Miloy Mrs. Leatha Miloy, director of [information and special services A&M’s Center for Marine Resources, has been cited by the S. Department of Commerce for service to the National Sea [Grant Program. A&M President Jack K. Wil- lliams presented the Commerce sonable accuracy.” The research team releases 60 float bottles each week from a boat located as far as 20 miles offshore. The bottles, about eight inches high and two inches in diameter, float on the water’s surface. Each bottle contains a business reply card with spaces for the finder’s name, location, and the time and date the bottle was found. What’s in it for the finder? Dr. James said a letter of appre ciation and a brochure on ocean ography studies and programs at A&M is sent by return mail to those who complete the cards and send them in. The researchers expect replies from as far away as Mexico, and have already received one card from Louisiana. Dr. James said he had no idea where the bottles will come to rest. The finders who send the cards in, he said, will be helping the team define the coast al currents. More than 300 bottles will be released during the project. The researchers are utilizing the R/V Mariner, an A&M-operated ocean ographic research vessel, for re leasing the bottles. Other craft are used when the Mariner is down for maintenance, according to Dr. James. “We are hoping for a 40 per cent return of the cards,” Dr. James said. “All we want back is the card, the finder can keep the bottle as a souvenir. We feel the program will be successful, due to the small amount of effort required of the finder to par ticipate in this scientific experi ment.” Members of the research team were assembled from A&M’s De partments of Biology, Oceanog raphy and Civil Engineering, ac cording to Dr. James. Five of the 20 team members are on the Gulf at all times, releasing the bottles and charting release points. The bottles do not contain treasure maps, but the finder will be given a chance to participate in a scientific experiment that will tell the research team more about the world we live in, accord ing to Dr. James. Department’s certificate of ap preciation to Mrs. Miloy on behalf of Robert A. Abel, National Sea Grant Program director. Abel said the certificate was awarded in recognition of Mrs. Miloy’s work in designing a sce nario for a Sea Grant Program slide presentation for a Congres sional committee meeting and other subsequent uses. He noted the award is the first of its type to be presented by the Sea Grant Program, part of the Commerce Department's Na tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. SEA GRANT HONORS MILOY — Mrs. Leatha Miloy of Texas A&M University’s Center for Marine Resources receives a U. S. Department of Commerce certificate of ap preciation presented by TAMU President Jack K. Williams on behalf of the National Sea [Grant Program. Looking on is Dr. John C. Calhoun, Jr., TAMU’s vice president for aca demic affairs. \AlUfJ*' 7-oi M James R. Kidwell has a gift for life for you .... and a gift for living .... from THE GENTLEMEN’S QUARTER Call him at 846-7714 for information ... We protect America’s most precious gift - life free from financial care! m ^PROTECTIVE LIFE® Pi INSURANCE COMPANY CmJ HOME OFFICE - BIRrVUrMGMAFVl, AL.ABAIV1A NO TREASURE MAP, BUT ... — Dr. Wesley James, TAMU civil engineering professor, places a reply card in a float bottle which will be released in Gulf Coast waters near shore. KowasakilO The Kawasaki 250's F-ll 250ccenduro $884.00 S-l 250cc triple cylinder $780.00 'Manufacturer's suggested retail price. Transportation, dealer preparation, State and Local taxes (if any) extra. 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