Aug 30, 2023
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $14.9 million grant to The North Carolina Coastal Federation to expand an oyster sanctuary in Pamlico Sound. The grant will also provide a vehicle for the NC State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) to collaborate with NC Central University to provide hands-on experience for…
The Marine Health Program at the NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) is wrapping up a month-and-a-half long set of sea turtle studies in collaboration with NOAA, Duke University Marine Laboratory, and Arizona State University. Sea turtles are being collected in research pound nets, which are stationary fish traps that sea turtles can…
Aug 17, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. David B. Eggleston, who has been awarded this year’s Margaret A. Davidson Stewardship Achievement Award by The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF)! According to the Davidson Stewardship Achievement Award Committee, Dr. Eggleston is, “The consummate steward, focusing much of his professional career on the sustainable management of estuarine and coastal resources.”…
The NC State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) welcomes Dr. Maria Rodgers to its faculty as an assistant professor. Rodgers is a native of Pennsylvania, where the rivers were historically polluted from the steel mills. Over time, she says there was a movement to clean up the rivers, which became a recreational source…
Aug 9, 2023
Last week, a short-finned male pilot whale (269.5 cm long) stranded live and unfortunately later died at Rodanthe in Pea Island Wildlife Refuge. Cape Hatteras National Seashore responded to the stranding. The animal was transported by UNC-Wilmington to the NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST), where it was necropsied. Results are pending.
Jul 26, 2023
This summer, Dr. Craig Harms, NC State Professor and Director of the Marine Health Program at the NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST), participated in a global research team to collect data on the hearing of baleen whales in Norway. Harms was one of two veterinarians working on the project. Research results yielded that…
Sanaz Mirtalebi, NC State PhD student in Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences, was recognized at last week’s annual Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) meeting in Chicago, for a poster presentation on her research titled, “Combining fish and crustacean byproducts to produce pelleted aquafeed: Effect of byproduct type on pellet properties.” Mirtalebi recently placed third in an…
Interns from the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue & Rehabilitation Center (KBSTRRC) visited the NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) recently with a loggerhead sea turtle named “Sulfur” for hook removal. The hook was lodged deep down in the esophagus, which required a surgery, conducted by second-year zoological medicine resident, Dr. Nick Dannemiller.…
Jun 26, 2023
Iileyah Braxton, a Spring 2023 NC State University Semester at CMAST participant, has been selected as a CMAST 2023 Summer Fellow. She says, “From this wonderful experience, I was given the opportunity to continue my research from spring semester as a summer fellow.” As a summer fellow, Iileyah will continue her work with Spot-A-Shark from the…
Jun 14, 2023
The 65th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is underway. While this well-known event provides an opportunity for anglers to compete in landing the largest blue marlin, dolphinfish, yellowfin tuna, and wahoo, it also boosts the local economy. However, many people may not know that that it also provides research opportunities for scientists across the…