Information for Visiting
Research and Instruction
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 an excellent haven for those interested in the pursuit of marine science. The Marine Laboratory makes its facilities available each year to over 1000 students from other colleges and universities who come to the area for field trips.
Visiting Investigators and Instructors
Research Space
Office space and research lab space, including seawater tables, is available. See the Rate Schedule for per month costs. The typical size of a laboratory-office area is 100 square feet.
Research Protocols
All research conducted at Marine Lab facilities must follow approved protocols and policies of DUML. Questions should be directed to the Compliance Officer, Ed Ladenburger (Lab 7, Rooms 101, 108; 504-7594). Specific protocol information can be accessed at Marine Lab Policies, Procedures and Protocols.
Visiting Classes on Field Trips
For the Safety of the Group instructors of visiting groups will be required to stay in the dorms with their classes or to provide a designated teaching assistant assigned this responsibility. The name of the responsible party will be provided to the Business Office prior to arrival.
Dormitory beds are available on the Island. The rooms are furnished and linens are available (See Rate Schedule). All visitors who stay on the island will pay a per person room and board fee which includes the cost of three meals per day in the Dining Hall. (See Rate Schedule for room and board fees.)
Meals
The Marine Lab Dining Hall serves three meals a day, seven days a week. The cost for this is included in the dormitory package shown above; or if the visitor is housed elsewhere, a separate meal package may be purchased. À la carte pricing is also available. Boxed meals are available for taking into the field.
Teaching Space
Classrooms of various sizes are available throughout the year. Costs per day are included in the Rate Schedule. Compound or dissecting microscopes are available for an additional per day set up fee (see Rate Schedule).
Equipment
The Marine Lab makes available to visitors items needed for field work such as seines, sieves, shovels, buckets, as well as routine glassware in the labs.
Boats
For Boat Reservations, contact:
- Lanier Mitchum
252-504-7506
E-Mail: marineops@nicholas.duke.edu
Boats of varying sizes from canoes to 24' runabouts, to our 57' R/V Susan Hudson which can be used for trawling and dredging are available to visitors. First priority for their use must be given to classes when they are in session. The rates charged are intended to partially defray the cost of operations and maintenance.
Natural History Resource Center
The Natural History Resource Center (NHRC) preserves and disseminates knowledge concerning ecological systems and the distribution and abundance of marine plants and animals. The center consists of an extensive reference collection of marine organisms (the museum), a library of taxonomic references and ecological publications, a large outdoor seawater facility, and a research laboratory designed to facilitate the collection, preservation and identification of marine organisms. The center provides students, researchers and laypersons with advice on the natural history of North Carolina's marine ecosystems. Dr. William Kirby-Smith is the director.
Individual and Class Rate Schedule (bed and board, dining hall, lab/lecture space, and boat rentals)
FOR INFORMATION OR RESERVATIONS CONTACT:
- Dominick Brugnolotti
Duke University Marine Laboratory
135 Duke Marine Lab Road
Beaufort NC 28516
Phone/Voice Mail: 252-504-7652
FAX: 252-504-7648
E-Mail: drb1@duke.edu