North Carolina Oyster Restoration Project Trains the Next Generation of Marine Scientists

With support from NOAA, the North Carolina Coastal Federation is funding research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. They will study the benefits of oyster reef restoration and other marine science topics.

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Responders pressing a moist cloth on a stranded killer whale A team of responders assists a young male killer whale stranded at Carmel River State Beach on Tuesday, September 10. The 10-foot whale later died during transport to a laboratory in Santa Cruz. Photo by The Marine Mammal Center under NMFS permit 24359.
Research holding a salmon smolt Researchers prepare to implant a tracking tag in a steelhead smolt from the Nisqually River to study predation by harbor seals. Researchers found that seals may consume as many as a third of the steelhead. Credit: Megan Moore/NOAA Fisheries
Three students kneel in a dirt field as they plant small trees. Educators can help inspire students to take action. Here, students in Delaware plant trees. Credit: Chesapeake Bay Program/Will Parson.
A killer whale traveling quickly with a cargo vessel in the background A male orca travels quickly near a large cargo ship transiting through the Salish Sea. Image taken under NOAA permit. Credit: Candice Emmons/NOAA Fisheries
Blue gloved hand holding three crabs on a ship Three juvenile Bristol Bay red king crab. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.