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December Lecture features OBXFS research in Nags Head Woods
Join us for the December 2025 installment of the “Science on the Sound” Lecture Series at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus. This monthly, in-person lecture series brings perspectives from all over the state and highlights coastal...
A Milestone Year for the Outer Banks Field Site
2025 marks the 25th year of the UNC Institute for the Environment’s field site for undergraduates on the Outer Banks. First established in 2001 as the Albemarle Ecological Field Site, the program, now known as the Outer Banks Field Site (OBXFS), offers UNC-Chapel Hill...
Local Ecological Knowledge & Modeling Insights for Shrimp Abundance in the Pamlico Sound
As environmental changes occur in the ocean, so does overall fish behavior. Species and populations of marine organisms are constantly responding to changes in the ecosystem around them. In turn, this can affect species abundance, distribution, reproduction, and more,...
Nov. 20 Science on the Sound, Coastal Changes As Seen By Satellites
Join us for the November 2025 installment of the “Science on the Sound” Lecture Series at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus. This monthly, in-person lecture series brings perspectives from all over the state and highlights coastal topics in...
Based at the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI), the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program (NCROEP) advances inter-disciplinary marine energy solutions across UNC System partner colleges of engineering at NC State University, UNC Charlotte, and NC A&T University. Click on the links below for more information.
ECU's Integrated Coastal Programs (ECU ICP) is a leader in coastal and marine research, education, and engagement. ECU ICP includes the Coastal Studies Institute, ECU's Department of Coastal Studies, and ECU Diving and Water Safety.
The ECU Outer Banks campus is home to the Coastal Studies Institute.
