  We present the first results of a search for Lyman-alpha emitters (LAEs) in
the DEEP2 spectroscopic database that uses a search technique that is different
from but complementary to traditional narrowband imaging surveys. We have
visually inspected ~20% of the available DEEP2 spectroscopic data and have
found nine high-quality LAEs with clearly asymmetric line profiles and an
additional ten objects of lower quality, some of which may also be LAEs. Our
survey is most sensitive to LAEs at z=4.4-4.9 and that is indeed where all but
one of our high-quality objects are found. We find the number density of our
spectroscopically-discovered LAEs to be consistent with those found in
narrowband imaging searches. The combined, averaged spectrum of our nine
high-quality objects is well fit by a two-component model, with a second,
lower-amplitude component redshifted by ~420 km/s with respect to the primary
Lyman-alpha line, consistent with large-scale outflows from these objects. We
conclude by discussing the advantages and future prospects of blank-sky
spectroscopic surveys for high-z LAEs.
