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Beaufort Lab

101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, NC 28516 (north side of island)

Overview
The Beaufort Laboratory is located near the narrow continental shelf, in close proximity to the Gulf Stream Current and the faunal transition zone between the Middle Atlantic Bight and the South Atlantic Bight. This situates us near important habitats of fish, marine mammals, and sea turtles, making Beaufort, North Carolina, an excellent location to base field research. Our research and analytical expertise have earned us recognition for excellence. This research allows us to promote and assess:

• fishery resource conservation
• habitat conservation
• protection of marine mammals and endangered marine species

Recent News, Publications and Hot Topics

		New Publication: Natalina A. Dellabianca, Aleta A. Hohn, R. Natalie P. Goodall. 2012. Age estimation and growth layer patterns in teeth of Commerson's dolphins(Cephalorhynchus c. commersonii) in subarctic waters. Marine Mammal Science 28:378-388. "Can we accurately and precisely estimate the age one of the world's smallest cetaceans? Doing so would help us better understand population dynamics, including effects of animals caught accidentally in gillnets, and assist with evaluating effects of climate change. This article addresses that question and determines that we can". For the full publication, click on the dolphin photo and see (figure 2)
		New Publication: J.K. Craig. 2012. Aggregation on the edge: Effects of hypoxia avoidance on the spatial distribution of shrimp and demersal fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 445:75-95. "Hypoxia induces aggregations of shrimp and finfish, potentially enhancing harvest and bycatch interactions in the northern Gulf of Mexico". (figure 1)
		New Publication: Huang, Nichols, J.K. Craig, Smith. 2012. Measuring Welfare Losses from Hypoxia: The Case of North Carolina Brown Shrimp. Marine Resource Economics, 27:3-23. "While environmental stressors such as hypoxia (low dissolved oxygen) are perceived as a threat to the productivity of coastal ecosystems, policy makers have little information about the economic consequences for fisheries. This paper integrates long term water quality and fisheries data to quantify the economic effects of hypoxia on the North Carolina brown shrimp fishery."
		CRUISE NEWS: The first 2012 Southeast Fishery Independent Survey (SEFIS) cruise will be April 23 - May 2 aboard Skidaway Institute's R/V Savannah. SEFIS will be sampling reef fish with traps and underwater video in Florida and Georgia waters.
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