Where to find us - Beaufort and the Duke Marine Lab
Beaufort is the third oldest town in the state and is surrounded by fishing and agricultural communities. The area is well known for its historic and scenic attractions as well as being a seaside resort. Cape Lookout National Seashore Park and the Rachel Carson Estuarine Research Reserve are within easy boating distance.
The area's system of barrier islands, sounds, and estuaries is rich in flora and fauna and diverse habitats, including rivers, creeks, mud flats, sand beaches, dunes, marshes, peat bogs, cypress swamps, bird islands and coastal forests, making the area a haven for both nature lovers and those interested in the pursuit of marine science.
The Beaufort-Morehead City area provides location for five other laboratories that collectively house one of the higher concentrations of marine scientists in the nation. These are the University of North Carolina's Institute of Marine Sciences, the North Carolina State University Seafood Laboratory, the North Carolina Aquarium at Bogue Banks, North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries and the National Oceanic and Atmopsheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service, Beaufort Laboratory. This concentration of marine scientists provides a critical mass for the pursuit of science and education.
