UNC Institute of Marine Sciences

UNC Institute of Marine Sciences We are a research, education, outreach and service unit of UNC-CH, located right on the NC coast. h

The Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) is an offcampus research, education, and service unit of UNC-CH that, together with the on-campus Department of Marine Sciences, forms the internationally recognized UNC Marine Sciences Program.

Many thanks to TD Eure Marine Construction, LLC for donating materials, time, and resources to install permanent boundar...
05/26/2026

Many thanks to TD Eure Marine Construction, LLC for donating materials, time, and resources to install permanent boundary poles for UNC-IMS’ experimental oyster lease at Phillips Island!

05/19/2026

By listening beneath the surface, scientists uncover how habitat shapes the hidden rhythms of estuarine life.

05/08/2026

Evianna Merriam combined science and teaching in her studies and will continue marine science research after graduation.

04/23/2026

A childhood spent at a Texas beach and watching “Free Willy” led her to become a marine biologist.

Celebrate Earth Day with us 🌎💙This year, give a gift to support the students and researchers at UNC Institute of Marine ...
04/23/2026

Celebrate Earth Day with us 🌎💙

This year, give a gift to support the students and researchers at UNC Institute of Marine Sciences who are working every day to protect our coastal ecosystems and our planet.

Your support fuels fieldwork, research, and education for the next generation of environmental leaders.

Support the Institute of Marine Sciences Fund (071046):
https://give.unc.edu/ ,imsc

This work would not be possible without the support of NC Collaboratory, NC Sea Grant and USDA!Also, thank you to collab...
10/15/2025

This work would not be possible without the support of NC Collaboratory, NC Sea Grant and USDA!

Also, thank you to collaborators at Duke University Marine Lab, CMAST - NC State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology and UNCW College of Science and Engineering

07/23/2025

In the new series "Let Me Explain," experts in the College of Arts and Sciences shed light on a topic that's intriguing, timely or often misunderstood.

For , we caught up with Joel Fodrie, researcher and director of the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences.

Fodrie explains that, though sharks "elicit a very visceral reaction in humans," they are risk-adverse animals that play vital roles in their ecosystem and deserve our love 🦈

https://go.unc.edu/Cm72T

This weekend, we had the honor of celebrating the retirement of Dr. Hans Paerl after 47 extraordinary years at the UNC I...
07/16/2025

This weekend, we had the honor of celebrating the retirement of Dr. Hans Paerl after 47 extraordinary years at the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences.

Friends, family, colleagues, and former students from around the world gathered to recognize Hans’s incredible contributions to limnology, estuarine ecology, and water quality research. The celebration included a BBQ at IMS, a research symposium highlighting his groundbreaking fieldwork, and a dinner at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum.

With nearly 600 academic publications, seven major awards, and long-term water quality programs like ModMon and FerryMon, Hans’s scientific legacy has shaped environmental management and policy both in North Carolina and globally.

Thank you, Hans, for your leadership, mentorship, curiosity, and commitment to science. Your impact on IMS, the state, and the broader scientific community is profound.

Read more about his legacy in this feature from the Carteret County News-Times:
🔗 https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_5c9e4453-3ce0-4490-b481-4e4f54b66ac9.html

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