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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Blue gloved hand holding three crabs on a ship Three juvenile Bristol Bay red king crab. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
Aerial view of construction equipment along a shoreline park Funding will support ongoing habitat restoration at Ralph Wilson Park in Buffalo, New York. Credit: John R. Witt Photography/Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy.
View from an underwater remotely operated vehicle, its robotic arm reaching for a concrete plate on which coral will settle, and two divers in SCUBA gear and helmets working in the background on the seafloor. View from C-Innovation, LLC's remotely-operated vehicle, or ROV, used during a scientific mission in the Gulf of Mexico in August 2024. Here, the ROV deploys coral fragment racks, while saturation divers from the Navy's Experimental Diving Unit are visible in the background collecting samples on the seafloor. Credit: NOAA, C-Innovation, LLC
Chinook salmon along a rocky river bed Female Chinook Salmon guarding her nest. Credit: John McMillian
Headshot of Sarah Malloy smiling with dark blue background Ms. Sarah Malloy is the new Regional Administrator for NOAA Fisheries’ Pacific Islands Regional Office. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.