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a &., ers SG «4 BULK RATE - Sn Permit No. 17 ee. a rlo Virgin Islands in- Postage Paid eS COVICRIER & Prcia Islends Governnee! Ww Os rat \. ‘ Bepesitery N- Yee V J é é 8 iad ~~: JAN 1982 Bw | Form 3547 7 Ranuestod COLLEGE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, CARIBBEAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ST. THOMAS, U.S.V.1. 00801 VOLUME IV, NUMBER 3 EDITED BY A.M. BROWN-COMMENT September 1981 Administration PERSONNEL CHANGES During this quarter there were several changes in AT THE INSTITUTE personnel at the Caribbean Research Institute (CRI). Mr. Tom Purcell, Research Associate with the Ecological Research Center (ERC), resigned from the Institute in July. Mr. Purcell had been with -CRI for the past three years serving as part-time Manager at the Virgin Islands Ecological Research Station (VIERS) in St. John. He also participated in all of the water quality studies done during that time. Mr. Purcell has returned to the University of Maryland where he will further pursue his studies. Dr. Jones-Hendrickson, Coordinator of Social Research Center (SRC), moved to St. Croix on August 15th for the purpose of setting up a branch of CRI on the St. Croix College of the Virgin Islands Campus. The opening is set for the 27th of October and an exhibition featur- ing CRI's publications will be on display. Dr. Clifton Marsh, Assistant Director of CRI, resigned from the Institute effective August 30th. Ms. Lisa Henriques, Programs Coordinator at the Virgin Islands Ecological Research Station (VIERS), resigned effective September 9th. Ms. Henriques had been with the Institute for the past two years, beginning as a Research Assistant and then Program Coordinator 6f VIERS. Ms. Henriques plans to return to the’ U.S. Mainland. A new Projects Assistant for CRI was appointed on July 7th, she is Mrs. Anna Mae Brown-Comment, a native of St. Thomas who comes to CRI after living eight years in Europe where she worked as trans- lator and English correspondent for several international companies. Mrs. Brown-Comment holds a B.A. in English and speaks fluent French. She is charged with editing the Institute's publications and CRI's library. 3-4 TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT, "Shark as a potential fishery Tesource for the . SHARK - THAT IS! Caribbean," is the subject of a report completed in September by the ERC Director and the report is now being prepared for printing. The study describes the life history and potential available resources for the Caribbean in regards to shark fishing. It also includes an economic breakdown of the products, the market and production problems. WATER QUALITY STUDIES A "Study of the Effects of Run-Off on Water COMPLETED Quality in Two Tropical Bays" was also completed during this quarter by Mr. Tom Purcell. This effort kept track for two years of rainfall, fresh water run+off volume, water chemistry and the growth of plankton in the bays. It was found that a) the near-shore or on-shore salt ponds, mangroves, etc. greatly effect the quality of run-off water and protect the bays, b) there appears to be a second order connecticn between the runoff and local fisheries. Outreach Aetivities COUNCIL OF CHURCHES The Caribbean Council of Churches held a meeting MEET IN ST. CROIX on September 17th and 18th on St, Croix, U.S.V.I. and had as its theme, “The Role of the Church in the U.S.V.I. and St. Maarteen". Dr. Jones-Hendrickson was an invited guest at the meeting which included clergy and lay people from St. Croix and St. Maarteen. He spoke on the role of the church from an economic and social standpoint in the U.S.V.I. and St. Maarteen.