CMAST News

Jan 23, 2024

Welcome to the Spring 2024 Semester at CMAST Cohort

The NC State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology welcomes a new group of  students to its Semester at CMAST program!  Now in its eighth year, Semester a CMAST is an academic, experiential learning experience that provides opportunities for select NC State undergraduate students to study coastal and marine sciences from CMAST in Morehead…

Jan 23, 2024

Cold-stunned Sea Turtles Arrive at CMAST

The NC State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) took in 109 cold-stunned sea turtles from Cape Lookout on Sunday.  Unfortunately, only 36 of them survived.  Deceased turtles will be necropsied and used for research.  Surviving turtles are being examined and treated at CMAST.  Afterwards, they will be transferred to the NC Aquarium…

Jan 23, 2024

CMAST Director Elected as Vice President and President Elect of National Association of Marine Labs

Congratulations to Dr. David Eggleston (left), director of the NC State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST), who has been elected as Vice President & President-Elect of the National Association of Marine Labs. This association represents over 100 labs in the US. One of the main duties of this position is serving as…

Jan 23, 2024

Eggleston/LaCroce Publish Article on Bay Scallops

Congratulations to Melissa LaCroce, NC State University research assistant at the NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST), and Dr. David Eggleston, director of CMAST, who have published an article on the population density and size of bay scallops in North Carolina (NC) Sounds.  The article, titled, Patterns and Processes Underlying Spatiotemporala Patiotemporal…

Jan 16, 2024

What is Causing Marine Mammal Strandings along Coastal NC?

Morehead City, NC – In the past four years, an average of ninety-two marine mammal strandings per year have occurred along the central coast of North Carolina (NC).  According to Dr. Vicky Thayer, Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator for the NC Division of Marine Fisheries, NC “has the highest diversity of marine mammal strandings of any…

Dec 19, 2023

Sperm Whale Stranded at Cape Lookout

The weekend before Christmas, a team of anglers that included NC State veterinarians, Drs. Greg Lewbart and Anthony Blikslager, discovered a recently deceased sperm whale stranded near the point on Cape Lookout. The group contacted Dr. Craig Harms, Director of Marine Health at the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST), who called Dr. Vicky…

Dec 7, 2023

Marine Mammal Health Course Hosted at CMAST

Twelve NC State veterinary students recently spent the week at the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) learning about marine mammal health and medicine in a course led by Dr. Craig Harms and Dr. Michael Stoskopf. In addition to lectures by an array of marine mammal biologists and veterinarians, students have had the opportunity…

Dec 5, 2023

Class Unexpectedly Gets to Assist with Cold-Stunned Turtles

Earlier this month 18 NC State University veterinary students participated in a week-long course on invertebrate medicine at the NC State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST).  The course, taught by Dr. Gregory Lewbart, professor of aquatic, wildlife, and zoological medicine, surveys invertebrate groups and emphasizes their functional biology, phylogeny, ecology, and behavior. …

Nov 29, 2023

CMAST Work is Featured in “Watery Habitats” on NC PBS

NC PBS has released an interesting video segment on the role that NC State University is playing with respect to the impacts of excess Phosphorus on water quality. The video, titled, “Watery Habitats,” is through the Sci NC series and features local oyster farmers and research conducted by NC State University Center for Marine Sciences…

Nov 14, 2023

Gervais’ Beaked Whale Stranded in Emerald Isle

Morehead City, NC – A live Gervais’ beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus) was reported by beachgoers to the NC Marine Mammal Stranding Network in shallow water in Emerald Isle the afternoon of October 30, 2023. The NC Marine Mammal Stranding team arrived at the beach and confirmed the animal was a 10’ 9” (329 cm) long…