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NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology @_CMAST

Located in Morehead City, NC, the NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) is North Carolina's coastal and marine science research facility.

Joined April 2014
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Several NC State Veterinary Medicine students took a week-long Diseases of Marine Organisms course at CMAST. Dr. Tal Ben-Horin, Assistant Professor of Shellfish Pathology College of Veterinary Medicine, coordinated the course. Students are pictured in Bogue Sound behind CMAST.
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Congratulations to Alex Roco @rocc_lobster who is now an NC State PhD Candidate in Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology!
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CMAST graduate student Zakir Bulmer and UNC IMS graduate student Eve Eismann will lead an info session for all researchers who want to participate in the SciREN Coast Fair and Educator Open House. The free info session will be held in 205 CMAST.
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CMAST Research Technician Melissa LaCroce, NC State Master's student John Brooks, and CMAST Director David Eggleston (not shown) recently tested a hand-held and mountable underwater sonar system (ARIS Defender 3000) to characterize fish assemblages residing on oyster reefs.
LaCroce is pictured left, with Brooks, right). The turbid waters of Pamlico Sound do not allow for reliable visual or video surveys of fish on oyster reefs. The ARIS sonar system comes with a dive mask that looks like night-vision goggles, which allow the diver to see what the sonar sees underwater. The sonar system records the video for later download to a computer.

ALT LaCroce is pictured left, with Brooks, right). The turbid waters of Pamlico Sound do not allow for reliable visual or video surveys of fish on oyster reefs. The ARIS sonar system comes with a dive mask that looks like night-vision goggles, which allow the diver to see what the sonar sees underwater. The sonar system records the video for later download to a computer.
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NC State Food Science Summer Scholars recently toured County Road Seafood in Belhaven, NC, where they observed blue crabs being safely processed and cooked. Students also toured NC State's Pamlico Field Lab, where they learned about aquaculture and breeding processes of fish.
Cooked blue crabs at County Road Seafood in Belhaven, NC.

ALT Cooked blue crabs at County Road Seafood in Belhaven, NC.
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Join the NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) in recognizing World Sea Turtle Day! The Marine Health Program at CMAST supports efforts to improve sea turtle health and environmental concerns affecting them.
Last week, CMAST veterinarians removed a fishing hook from a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle’s throat. In the photo, Nick Dannemiller, an NC State Zoological Medicine Resident at CMAST, releases the Kemp's Ridley in Bogue Sound behind CMAST. All six of the sea turtle species inhabiting US waters have been classified as threatened or endangered, partially due to human behavior, like getting hit by boats or by swallowing plastic products left behind on beaches and in waterways. Do your part by disposing of your waste properly.

ALT Last week, CMAST veterinarians removed a fishing hook from a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle’s throat. In the photo, Nick Dannemiller, an NC State Zoological Medicine Resident at CMAST, releases the Kemp's Ridley in Bogue Sound behind CMAST. All six of the sea turtle species inhabiting US waters have been classified as threatened or endangered, partially due to human behavior, like getting hit by boats or by swallowing plastic products left behind on beaches and in waterways. Do your part by disposing of your waste properly.

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The 65th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is underway! This event provides research opportunities for scientists across the country. For example, CMAST summer fellow, Sarah Smith is working with the Big Rock tournament to research microplastics that accumulate in the fish.
Sarah Smith with a blue marlin on the Morehead City waterfront, before it leaves the dock for CMAST.

ALT Sarah Smith with a blue marlin on the Morehead City waterfront, before it leaves the dock for CMAST.

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Last week, NC State students in a Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences course at CMAST @ncsu_blue_economy took a cruise on the RV, Capricorn, owned by UNC Institute of Marine Sciences. During the cruise, students piloted a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to explore the ocean.
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The North Carolina State Cooperative Extension hands-on cooking classes, “Hooked on Seafood" culminated last week with a presentation on safe seafood handling by NC State Seafood Lab director, Dr. Alex Chouljenko and research assistant, Greg Bolton.
Dr. Chouljenko presents information to the class, focusing on local seafood preparation and safe cooking practices, with a lunchtime food demonstration after class.

ALT Dr. Chouljenko presents information to the class, focusing on local seafood preparation and safe cooking practices, with a lunchtime food demonstration after class.
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Join Carteret County Cooperative Extension on Wednesday, June 7th from 10 a.m. - noon for a course in home canning. This free workshop, held at the Center of Marine Science and Technology (CMAST) in room 306, is designed to teach canning as a home food preservation method.
The course introduces canning methods and best practices for safe and quality home-canned products. After completing the class, participants will have the opportunity to join a boiling water and/or pressure canning class. Go to evenbriteto register. Contact Stephanie Stevenson, Family and Consumer Science Agent, at Stephanie_Stevenson@ncsu.edu or 252-222-6374 if you have questions.

ALT The course introduces canning methods and best practices for safe and quality home-canned products. After completing the class, participants will have the opportunity to join a boiling water and/or pressure canning class. Go to evenbriteto register. Contact Stephanie Stevenson, Family and Consumer Science Agent, at Stephanie_Stevenson@ncsu.edu or 252-222-6374 if you have questions.
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Drs. David Eggleston (CMAST Director) and Lewis Owen (Head of MEAS Department), along with Steve Broadhurst (Dive Safety Officer) taught a Study Abroad course during the Spring semester entitled, “Ecological and Geological Processes in an Immersive Scientific Diving Experience”.
The course culminated in an 11-day trip to the Dutch Island of Bonaire in the Caribbean. PhD student, Dan Bowling, assisted in the scientific and dive training components of the project in Bonaire. A total of 11 undergraduates and 1 graduate student conducted 15-18 dives during the 11-day trip. Dives ranged from reef surveys of fish, coral and algae, to night dives, deep and wreck dives. Students also learned about the geology and culture of this Dutch Island. The students did a fantastic job and had an amazing experience!

ALT The course culminated in an 11-day trip to the Dutch Island of Bonaire in the Caribbean. PhD student, Dan Bowling, assisted in the scientific and dive training components of the project in Bonaire. A total of 11 undergraduates and 1 graduate student conducted 15-18 dives during the 11-day trip. Dives ranged from reef surveys of fish, coral and algae, to night dives, deep and wreck dives. Students also learned about the geology and culture of this Dutch Island. The students did a fantastic job and had an amazing experience!
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On Friday, the AP Environmental Science class at Richlands High School toured CMAST. Instructor, Ashton Allgood-Batten, said, “We had an awesome tour by Dr. Carol Price, where we got to see ongoing research, visit part of the vet college, and learn about endangered Gopher frogs.
Dr. Price shows students the skeleton of a bottlenose dolphin in the lobby of CMAST.

ALT Dr. Price shows students the skeleton of a bottlenose dolphin in the lobby of CMAST.
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Alex Chouljenko, director of the NC State Seafood Lab at the Center for Marine Science and Technology (CMAST), and Greg Bolton, Seafood Lab research assistant, recently visited Raleigh to participate in two events they collaborated on with NC State Dining.
In the photo, Bolton prepares a meal featuring local bluefish.

ALT In the photo, Bolton prepares a meal featuring local bluefish.
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NC State Semester at CMAST students visited Bonehenge Whale Center recently for a tour led by Director Keith Rittmaster. Students learned about sperm whale hunting and sexual dimorphism, ship strikes, and entanglement mortality in North Atlantic right whales and humpback whales.
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Congratulations to Dr. Tal Ben-Horin, NC State assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at CMAST! He has been selected as a recipient of the NC State University 2022 Outstanding Extension Award for substantial contributions to the NC shellfish industry.
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ALT Tal Ben-Horin

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While CMAST Director David Eggleston was conducting research on underwater soundscapes and movements of juvenile sharks with colleague Dr. Alex Hearn of the Galapagos Science Center, he was able to team up with NC State undergraduate students Madison Scholes and Emory Gardner.
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Semester at CMAST students collect used monofilament along the Morehead City waterfront as part of the NC Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program, which addresses the problem of protected marine wildlife becoming entangled in discarded monofilament fishing lines and nets.
NC State University Semester at CMAST students (left to right) Adam Wampler, Sarah Smith, Catherine Kirch, Zofia Cavalli, and Abby Lee helped Dr. Vicky Thayer, NC State University Coordinator of Semester at CMAST and North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) Marine Mammal Stranding Network Coordinator, collect discarded used monofilament fishing line for recycling on the Morehead City waterfront in April. Thayer collaborates with Keith Rittmaster at the North Carolina Maritime Museum, who directs the monofilament recycling program.

ALT NC State University Semester at CMAST students (left to right) Adam Wampler, Sarah Smith, Catherine Kirch, Zofia Cavalli, and Abby Lee helped Dr. Vicky Thayer, NC State University Coordinator of Semester at CMAST and North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) Marine Mammal Stranding Network Coordinator, collect discarded used monofilament fishing line for recycling on the Morehead City waterfront in April. Thayer collaborates with Keith Rittmaster at the North Carolina Maritime Museum, who directs the monofilament recycling program.
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Congratulations to Matt Damiano, recent NC State student (pictured), who successfully defended his dissertation in February. Damiano has secured a job with the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (CIMAS) as a Postdoctoral Associate at the NOAA Beaufort Lab.
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The NC Seafood Lab at CMAST is researching methods using electrolyzed water to reduce the Vibrio bacteria content in oysters, which can cause food poisoning. Semester at CMAST student, Sam Merritt, is pictured calibrating equipment that tests for the Vibrio bacteria growth.
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NC State Semester at CMAST student, Catherine Kirch, is using these viewing buckets to monitor threatened and endangered gopher frogs in hatchery tanks that the student conservation team is using for stock enhancement of local populations in the wild.
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