CMAST
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New Oyster Project Funded through NOAA
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Welcome to the Spring 2024 Semester at CMAST Cohort
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Cold-stunned Sea Turtles Arrive at CMAST
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CMAST Director Elected as Vice President and President Elect of National Association of Marine Labs
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Eggleston/LaCroce Publish Article on Bay Scallops
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What is Causing Marine Mammal Strandings along Coastal NC?
![Zoological Medicine Residents Laura Martinelli and Nick Dannemiller, UNC-Wilmington faculty Ann Pabst and Bill McLellan, NC Stranding Response Coordinator and NC State adjunct faculty member, Vicky Thayer, Craig Harms, and NC State CVM Associate Dean Anthony Blikslager conduct a postmortem exam on the male sperm whale. Not shown: R. Owens (photographer) and G. Lewbart (manning the boat).](https://cmast.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sperm-whale.png)
Sperm Whale Stranded at Cape Lookout
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Marine Mammal Health Course Hosted at CMAST
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Class Unexpectedly Gets to Assist with Cold-Stunned Turtles
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