CMAST News

May 7, 2024

NC State University Participates in Minke Whale Necropsy

Dr. Craig Harms (far right) of NC State University, recently led a minke whale necropsy near Corolla, NC.  Read more at Coastal Review, coastalreview.org.  Article and photo by Megan May.

Apr 30, 2024

Marsha Sirkin Chosen as Director of Science House, Coastal Satellite Office

North Carolina State University’s Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) welcomes Marsha Sirkin in her new position as Director of the Coastal Satellite Office of the Science House. Sirkin joins the NC State CMAST/Science House family with a wealth of expertise, including her connections with the Carteret County and North Carolina Public School Systems and…

Apr 24, 2024

Semester at CMAST Students Head Start Endangered Gopher Frogs

Two NC State Semester at CMAST students, Rhianna Absher and Morgan Cumberland, are head starting endangered Gopher Frogs this spring.  Rhianna is leading the Gopher Frog Headstarting project under the mentorship of Dr. Carol Price, NC State University instructor and conservation research coordinator for NC Aquariums. Rhianna is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in environmental science, with…

Apr 17, 2024

Landaverde Selected for Global One Health Fellowship

Congratulations to Andrea Landaverde, NC State University PhD student in the Department of Biological Sciences, who has been selected as a 2024-2025 Global One Health Fellow at NC State University!   As a Global One Health Fellow, Landaverde will receive a $34,000 stipend, insurance, and tuition. According to The Global One Health Fellows website, the program, “Brings together…

Apr 16, 2024

CMAST Seafood Lab Develops Boudin Sausage Recipe for Area Processing Company

The NC State Seafood Lab at the Center of Marine Sciences and Technology has been working on a project titled, “Adding Value to Smoked Salmon Byproducts,” obtained from a local seafood processor.  In this project, the Seafood Lab has been creating a recipe for Boudin sausage, using smoked salmon by products from ACME Smoked Fish Company.…

Apr 16, 2024

CMAST Hosts Annual Oyster Roast

On Saturday, April 13 the NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology successfully hosted its 7th annual oyster roast. According to Dr. David Eggleston, director ofCMAST, nearly 180 people attended the event. Eggleston welcomed the crowd and NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson gave a brief campus update. Participants enjoyed home-grown oysters from several oyster companies, including…

Apr 10, 2024

CMAST Participates in Right Whale Necropsy

Yet another endangered North Atlantic right whale #1950 turned up deceased last week off the coast of Virginia.  According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this is the fortieth North Atlantic right whale to die in the ongoing 2017–2024 North Atlantic Right Whale Unusual Mortality Event. North Carolina State University’s Center for Marine…

Mar 19, 2024

CMAST Staff Participate in Minke Whale Necropsy

A deceased 26-foot female minke whale recently stranded on Corolla Beach in the upper outer banks of North Carolina.  A team of scientists from the NC State Center of Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST), the NC Division of Marine Fisheries, UNC Wilmington, and the North Carolina Aquarium performed a necropsy directly on the beach, as the…

Mar 14, 2024

Crystal Skipper Butterflies

Did you know that today is National Learn about Butterflies Day and that the Crystal Coast has its own species of butterfly?  The Crystal Skipper is a little-known butterfly found only in Carteret County along the shores of Bogue Banks. These butterflies have a two-week lifespan and live exclusively within a thirty-mile stretch of sand…

Mar 8, 2024

Buckel Lab Collaborates to Track False Albacore

North Carolina State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) scientists are collaborating once again with fellow researchers – this time, helping track false albacore.  The Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life and the American Saltwater Guides Association are tagging false albacore to learn more about the movements of these fish, which will assist…