Institute of Marine Sciences

There’s an environmental and economic crisis along our coast and around the world. Oyster populations are drastically low, as compared to their numbers a…

The Albermarle Sound, the Pamlico Sound, the South River; these estuarine waters are an important feeding and nesting habitat for fish, birds and other…

Recent events have led to an interest in the 50 shark species that call our coast home. This week on the Down East Journal, we speak with Assistant…

Recent events have led to an interest in the 50 shark species that call our coast home. This week on the Down East Journal, we speak with Assistant…

The population of large sharks have dropped significantly since the 1980s, posing a serious concern for fisheries and ecosystem management. This week on…

The population of large sharks have dropped significantly since the 1980s, posing a serious concern for fisheries and ecosystem management. This week on…

Protecting shorelines with natural, vegetative barriers is not only better for the ecosystem, it’s a more effective means of slowing shoreline erosion. We…

The common blue green algae found on local waterways has bloomed into an unprecedented event in the Taihubasin. We speak with North Carolina scientist Dr.…

This week, we talk about a new partnership between the Institute of Marine Sciences and local schools where coastal scientists become teachers for a…

We talk to a local scientist who developed a new method of rapidly detecting polluted water that’s likely to become the standard in the United States. For…