The Center for Marine Science

at UNC Wilmington is dedicated to providing an environment that fosters a multidisciplinary approach to questions in basic marine research.

The mission of the center is to promote basic and applied research in the fields of oceanography, coastal and wetland studies, marine biomedical and environmental physiology, and marine biotechnology and aquaculture.

What's New

• HURRICANE DORIAN: Emergency and Safety 
• Planet Ocean Seminar
  (Sept. 10, 2019)
• CMS Open House
  (Sept. 28, 2019)
• UNCW Global Marine Science Summit (Oct. 9-11, 2019)
• CMS Post Doctoral Fellowship 
• UNCW biologists Troy Alphin, Jessie Jarvis, Mike Mallin and Fred Scharf were appointed by the Marine Fisheries Commission to serve on the Strategic Habitat Area Advisory Committee for the Southern Region (Region 4).
• UNCW Marine Sciences: Making an economic difference
• North Carolina Expedition with OCEARCH (video)
• Bluefish Society: Get Hooked!
• CMS on Facebook
• CMS on Instagram